By Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck
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Episode 144 is here! It was no easy task to sort out which topics to discuss this week, but in the end the Trumplandia segment prevailed over almost all the others. The end result? Tune in to hear Professors Chesney...
When you are done watching the impeachment hearings and just can't take it anymore, it's time to open up a can of ... National Security Law Podcast! For your happy hour or other occasions, we've got a fresh episode. Tune...
What fun! We recorded this one in front of a large live audience at the Annual Review of the Field conference run by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, and we did it as a joint podcast...
Granted, it's not Days of Future Past, but our episode 141 is still pretty good! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: * The al-Baghdadi raid (and misunderstandings about Congressional notification) * A GTMO habeas decision in Abdulrazzaq *...
We've got a short one this week, but also we didn't plan or prep much, so we have that going for us! Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss the 2nd Circuit oral argument in Trump v. Vance (regarding the President's claim...
We recorded today before a live audience in Austin! Austin Hall, that is, on the campus of Harvard Law School! Special thanks to Matt Morris and the great students of the Harvard National Security & Law Association, and to all...
In addition to quoting They Might Be Giants lyrics, this week's episode features cohosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck taking on three big issues: * The Impeachment Inquiry & the White House Counsel's Letter on Non-Cooperation * President Trump's decision...
So, you'll never guess what we're going to talk about in this week's episode. [Editor's note: Guys, you can't just say that and then put in no further details in these shownotes. Get back to work! Hello, are you there? Amateurs...]
And we're back, with a lot of news to cover! Tune in for discussion and (respectful) debate with our cohosts, Professors Vladeck and Chesney, as the review: * Is it proper for the DNI to withhold from HPSCI a whisteblower...
Tune in to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast as your co-hosts Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate: * On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: which elements of current counterterrorism law and policy would...
And we are back with more discussion and debate of the latest national security legal news! Tune in for cohosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they take up: * Domestic terrorism and the questions such as (a) whether there...
Well, that's not quite what the President said. It was something about American companies and trade with China, not you and your podcast app. And IEEPA can't be used to make anyone listen to this podcast, we suppose. But voluntary cooperation is...
And we are back with more debate and discussion concerning the latest national security and law news! In this week's episode, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck explore: * The legal complexities that followed from the resignation of Sue Gordon...
This week's episode features an extended discussion of domestic terrorism as a legal category and as a policy category, in light of the attack in El Paso. Among other aspects, we discuss: * Substantive criminal charging options at the state...
And we're back with a new episode, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discussing and debating the latest national security law news (and, let's face it, engaging in *lots* of digressions). This week we've got: * Succession-Fest: We go deep...
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck: * War Powers: Congressional testimony from the State Department's Acting Legal Advisor confirms that the administration has placed AQIM on the list of "associated forces" within...
For our latest episode, we offer you NSL Podcast Mad Libs in lieu of show notes! We're back after a __ [number]-week break, and there have been some ____ [noun] security law developments in the meantime! Professors ____ [full name of...
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, where co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck cross-swords with courtesy and nerdistry while reviewing the latest national security legal news (along with a healthy does of frivolity at the end...and sometimes the...
We are back with the latest in national security legal developments, with Professors Chesney and Vladeck agreeing where they can and arguing respectfully (and, let's face it, nerdishly) where they can't. On tap this week: * Military Detention and the...
We are back with the latest national security law news, with your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney explaining, debating, and--let's face it--geeking out. This week we've got: * War Powers: The latest events in the simmering situation with Iran,...
And we are back, after a one-week hiatus, with loads of national security law debate and discussion, not to mention some Grade B frivolity! On tap for Professors Vladeck and Chesney: * Detention of Enemy Combatants: Assessing the significance of the...
In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate an array of recent national security law developments including: * Assange & the Espionage Act: DOJ has unsealed a superseding indictment...
In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: * The district court ruling in Trump v. Committee on Oversight, in which the court rejects an attempt to quash a subpoena directed at an accounting firm that handled work...
In this week's episode, Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate and discuss the latest national security legal news, including: * Iran - The prospect of some form of armed conflict with Iran, and the various legal issues this raises. Among...
And we're back! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate the latest national security legal news, including: * The legal framework for Congressional subpoenas (and the problems that arise when the Executive Branch is not inclined to...
After a one-week hiatus, the NSL Podcast is back! Tune in for debate and discussion as Professors Vladeck and Chesney talk about: * The Mueller Report and its aftermath * Impeachment vs Censure * The Trump Subpoena litigation * The...
This week we debate three timely topics: * Al Nashiri Part 7,146: the D.C. Circuit has issued a unanimous ruling slamming former Judge Spath for failing to disclose a manifest conflict of interest, slamming pretty much everyone else involved in...
Live episode! We recorded this morning before a live audience at the University of Texas School of Law reunion weekend. It was a packed house of terrific alumni, and happily the week's news conspired (pardon the pun!) to give us...
Join us as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate the latest national security law news! This week we've got: * The Adham Hassoun case: Can the government hold a terrorism-related individual in long-term immigration custody after he completes a...
We are back after a spring break hiatus, and we do not lack for things to discuss and debate in the wide world of national security law. Tune in for: * What we can make of the Mueller Report and...
This week's show features debate and discussion between co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney regarding: * Paul Manafort: comparing his first and second federal sentences, and the timing of the new New York State charges * Yemen: Congress considering a...
So much to debate, so little time! Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney plow through a host of recent (and not-so-recent) events in the world of national security law: * Fazaga v. FBI - an important 9th Circuit...
The Oscars may not have a host, but we do! Tune in to our latest episode as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate a wide range of national security developments from the past week, including: * May "ISIS bride" Hoda...
Ready to dive deep, way deep, into the president's national emergency declaration and the resulting lawsuits? We've got you covered. Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney tease out and debate the nuances. Along the way, enjoy updates on three interesting cert. denials...
Your favorite weekly show combining serious debate about the latest national security legal developments with a healthy dose of frivolity is back! [ed. note: this is the only show like that, so you should delete the awkward bit where you...
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we've got: * A heavy pace of airstrikes against al Shabaab targets in Somalia * Ruminations on declining media attention (and the prospect of a sharper dropoff soon) to things relating to...
Unlike Rent Live, all of our personnel participated in this week's show! We've got: * The Venezuela Crisis: International Law complications with dueling recognitions * More Venezuela: "5,000 Troops to Colombia" and Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan NDAA...
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Where else can you get both a preview of a looming surveillance law debate *and* a fine-grained debate about how best for the NFL to address blown calls? Well, maybe there's no...
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are joined by Michel Paradis (lead counsel for the defense in the al-Nashiri military commission case) and Captain Brian Mizer (learned counsel for the defense in...
If your New Year's Resolution involves finding a podcast exploring the legal aspects of major national security events and institutions, we are here to help! Start of 2019 the right way with our first episode of the year. We've got: ...
Deep-dive alert! That's right, we are closing out 2018 with a deep-dive episode on the State Secrets Privilege. From Totten to Reynolds and on to the present day, you'll want to tune in for this hour-long exploration of the nature, history, and issues associated...
Interested in the views of Once and Future Attorney General Bill Barr on questions like the power of the president to initiate a war, remove officials, and other hot separation of powers topics? We read his oral history so you...
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Or at least it's the most wonderful time of the week, for we've just posted the latest episode of National Security Law Podcast! Tune in for: * Military Commissions -- Things are...
And we're back, full of turkey and much else besides! We hope you all had a restful and grateful Thanksgiving (or, for our non-American listeners, that you had a wonderful ordinary work week), and are fired up for more national...
It finally happened: a live episode, on the occasion of our 100th episode! Today we recorded at American University Washington College of Law thanks to the good offices of our friend--and co-host this week--Prof. Jen Daskal. It was a great...
This week we've got the concluding episode in our trilogy of deep dives exploring the history and evolution of our foreign-intelligence collection legal architecture (see here and here for the two earlier episodes). Our focus this week? * Section 702,...
In today's episode we take a break from our deep-dive series on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to reengage with the weekly inflow of national security law news. We had no choice, really, for one our sustaining members--Doe...
Aaaaand we're back! Yesterday we posted the first in a series of Deep Dive episodes on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, covering the origins and early-evolution of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Today, we pick up the thread with two...
Welcome to part 1 of a 2-part deep-dive series concerning FISA! In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck begin with the history and context leading up to the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and then explain...
Welcome to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We're back with our usual mix of discussion and debate about the most-interesting legal developments relating to national security over the past week. And while most such episodes survey...