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

Episode 208: Afghanistan

In this week’s episode, we focus on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. Read More

Episode 207: Pearls Are In the Eye of the Beholder

It’s been a long summer break for the podcast, but we’re back! Tune in today as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate: AUMF reform prospects (2001 AUMF in particular) Ongoing uncertainty as to the... Read More

Episode 206: This Podcast Is Not a State Actor

[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file…though I have to admit, it was very entertaining to hear the hosts speaking an octave too low!) We’re back with another round of discussion and... Read More

Episode 205: Road Trip!

We’re back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the country! Tune in for discussion and debate relating to: The domestic and international law aspects of the Biden administration’s... Read More

Episode 204: [Insert Inscrutable Title Here]

Hello from Austin! We’re back with a new episode! Tune in as your co-hosts Professor Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: SCOTUS narrows the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van... Read More

Episode 203: Resistance Is Feudal (aka an interview with CISA’s Eric Goldstein)

We are very excited for this week’s show, in which we interview Eric Goldstein–the Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at DHS CISA! We had a terrific conversation, with a focus on (1) understanding the specific... Read More

Episode 202: Back in Steve’s Office

Recording episode 202 was something of a milestone for us, because we met in Steve’s office for an in-person recording for the first time since Before. Wow! We’re grateful to be back in the “studio,”... Read More

Episode 201: Revels, Revolts, and Reduxes…Part Deux

Our latest episode is shorter than normal because…well, we recorded most of it and then lost the file. Suffice to say we were a bit tired by the time the re-recording was done! Or maybe... Read More

Episode 200: 5% of the Way to Episode 4000!

Thanks so much to everyone who attended (virtually) tonight’s live recording of episode 200! It was a blast. We covered: The drawdown in Afghanistan and its legal implications (for the AUMF, detention, habeas litigation, the... Read More

Episode 199: Why Is There No SJA Aboard the Starship Enterprise?

In this week’s episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The proposed Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (and DOJ’s January 2021 response to an earlier version of the DTPA) A pair of recent... Read More