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

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Episode 23: She Could Be the Ruckelshaus to Rosenstein’s Richardson

June 13, 2017

In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come up with a tongue-twister of a title while exploring the legal fallout from the Comey testimony last week, including discussions of (1) whether Comey’s actions were illegal... Read More

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Episode 22: A Dose of Reality

June 06, 2017

In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck have a full plate. The arrest of a contractor named Reality Winner (for having stolen classified information relating to Russian efforts to hack a voting-machine system and providing that... Read More

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Episode 21: A Military Commissions Deep Dive

May 31, 2017

This episode is a bit different than normal. Instead of tearing through the latest developments in the wide world of national security law, Professors Vladeck and Chesney instead provide a deep-dive overview of military commissions.... Read More

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Episode 20: The Executive Branch’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Week in Court

May 25, 2017

It has only been a few days since Episode 19, but Steve and Bobby are worried that fellow national security law geeks won’t have enough @nslpodcast to enjoy during long Memorial Day Weekend roadtrips. That, plus... Read More

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Episode 19: Inherent Contempt Works Better With a Congressional Jail

May 22, 2017

School’s out for summer…but the National Security Law Podcast keeps trucking along. In Episode 19, we find that the suddenly-student-less professors have used their newfound free time to…wait for it…add music to their intro. And just... Read More

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Episode 18: Disclosing Secrets to the Russians Makes Me WannaCry

May 15, 2017

The guys came back to the office tonight for a rare evening recording session, inspired by a combination of hot-off-the-presses news about the president talking out of turn to the Russians, lack of interest in... Read More

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Episode 17: On the Firing of Jim Comey

May 10, 2017

Yes Episode 16 just dropped yesterday, but given the firing of Jim Comey we felt duty bound to get back to the microphones ASAP. And so here you will find Bobby and Steve reviewing and debating... Read More

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Episode 16: Authorizing Force Against the Islamic State

May 09, 2017

In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney walk listeners through a recent proposal by Rep. Adam Schiff to replace the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs with a new “consolidated” AUMF that would explicitly name the Islamic... Read More

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Episode 15: Skirmishes in the Surveillance Wars

May 03, 2017

In this surveillance-heavy episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dig into a raft of news about foreign-intelligence collection authorities. They open with an overview of how Section 702 collection authority works, and then unpack the recent... Read More

Episode 24: An AUMF for Westeros?