The National Security Law Podcast – Unpacking the Legal Issues Behind the Headlines

Episode 117: Y’all Got Designated

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... Read More

Episode 116: This Podcast Can Only Be Detained for Six Months

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... Read More

Episode 115: This Podcast Does Not Have a Grandparent Born in Ireland

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... Read More

Episode 114: Manafortnite

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... Read More

Episode 113 – 702 : Madison :: 215 : Hamilton

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 –... Read More

Episode 112: And the Oscar Goes To…NSL Podcast!

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,... Read More

Episode 111: This National Emergency Podcast Requires the Use of the Armed Forces

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... Read More

Episode 110: This Podcast Is Not Subject to Military Jurisdiction

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... Read More

Episode 109: The State of the Podcast Is Strong!

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... Read More

Episode 108: Is It Arnold Palmer or Iced Tea-Lemonade?

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... Read More