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

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Episode 40: It’s a Conspiracy

October 10, 2017

In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck zero in on four recent developments involving law and national security. First, they explore the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the splintered decision of the en... Read More

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Episode 39: It Is More Likely Than Not That Our FARRA Discussion Will Bore You

October 04, 2017

If you have ever wondered what statutes, constitutional principles, and judicial precedents come into play when the U.S. government contemplates transferring an American citizen from our military custody to the custody of another government, this... Read More

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Episode 38: How Did We Get Through This One Without Saying “Posse Comitatus”?

September 27, 2017

Seriously, how did they manage not to say “posse comitatus” during this episode? Sigh. In this week’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney do talk at length about various legal issues raised by the devastation in... Read More

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Episode 37: Enemy Combatants, Agents of Foreign Powers

September 19, 2017

In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore three big national security law developments from the past few days. First up: the news that the FISC, on two separate occasions, issued orders authorizing surveillance... Read More

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Episode 36: NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell on Section 702

September 14, 2017

We have a special treat in this off-cycle episode! NSA GC Glenn Gerstell is in Austin to speak to our students here at UT, and (no doubt against his better judgment) he agreed to sit... Read More

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Episode 35: Will This Be the Year of Military Courts at the Supreme Court?

September 12, 2017

Will this year’s Supreme Court term be packed with cases relating to military courts? In this week’s show, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore the possibility. The Supreme Court currently has before it an array of... Read More

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Episode 34: January 2019 as the Start of the 9/11 Trial: Over/Under?

September 05, 2017

In today’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck spend time with three legal topics (before spiraling off into some ill-informed commentary on the college football season). First, building off a report that FBI arrests of Islamic... Read More

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Episode 33: How About a Presidential Pardon…For This Episode

August 30, 2017

In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take advantage of a relatively quiet week for national security law developments in order to range across a number of topics. Being in Texas, we are all... Read More

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Episode 32: Back to the Future…of Afghanistan and GTMO?

August 22, 2017

Never a dull moment in 2017. In this week’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney take on four topics (well, four relevant topics…do try to stay with them past their musings on home runs at the Little League... Read More

Episode 41: Han Shot First