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Episode 193: ‘Tis Better to Have Impeached and Lost …

• February 3, 2021
• Tagged as: al Qosi, Brandenburg, Bull Durham, confirmation hearing, D.C. Circuit, DFTO, DHS, Durham Bulls, Garland, GTMO, Guantanamo, Hambali, Impeachment, incitement, Judge Walker, KSM, late impeachment, Mayorkas, military commission, Philip Sundel, Proud Boys, prudential standing, right of access, SCOTUS, terrorist organization, the Wall, Trump, vaccination, vaccine

This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss The proposition that the First Amendment (particularly the Brandenburg rule) might matter for the Senate’s trial of the impeachment of Donald Trump The D.C….

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Episode 192: So…What Do We Do Now?

• January 21, 2021
• Tagged as: AR 190-8, Avril Haines, birthright citizenship, Border Wall, Bybee, civ-mil relations, Court Martial, drone strike, First Amendment, GTMO, Hambali, Hoda Muthana, IEEPA, Islamic State, Jemaah Islamiya, JI, Larabee, Lloyd Austin, McCarthy, Military Commissions, national emergency, Syria, TPM regulation, WeChat, Zaidan

And then it was over. Wow.  Here’s hoping we can focus on traditional national security law topics from now on!   Today is a pretty good start. We’ve got: A new administration needs a welcoming gift…so,…

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Episode 191: The Biggest Fiasco of Them All

• January 12, 2021
• Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, 25th Amendment, al Qaeda, Chad Wolf, Constitutional Republicans, coup by massive fraudulent persuasion, DHS, disqualification, Domestic Terrorism, Impeachment, incitement, Insurrection, Iran, Lindor, Liz Cheney, Luxembourg flexes, Mets, Mike Pompeo, Mike Sherwin, national defense information, Pence, Pete Gaynor, Rebellion, seditious conspiracy, Trump

We’re back with further discussion of the insurrection: Is it constitutional for the Senate to carry on with trial of an Article of Impeachment if the impeached official is no longer in office? Yes, yes…

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Episode 190: Day of Infamy

• January 6, 2021
• Tagged as: 25th Amendment, Brandenburg, Censure, Congress, First Amendment, Giuliani, Impeachment, infamy, Insurrection, National Guard, Rebellion, seditious conspiracy, Trump

Today was a national tragedy of the first order. Tonight we discuss: the many crimes that definitely were committed, and certain other crimes — particularly seditious conspiracy — that may have been committed (and how…

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Episode 189: Merry New Year!

• December 31, 2020
• Tagged as: 2020 sucked

How about a surprise mini-episode on New Year’s Eve???  Sure, why not!  Tune in for…well, not much.  We just wanted to say hi, happy new year, thanks for being listeners, and 2020-Don’t-Let-The-Door-Hit-You-On-The-Way-Out!

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Episode 188: Not *That* Enterprise

• December 22, 2020
• Tagged as: 9/11, al Shabaab, Bill Barr, CISA, Cyber Command, dual hat, Erica Newland, Insurrection Act, La Belle, Lockerbie, NDAA, NSA, Pan Am 103, SDNY, Section 1705, seditious conspiracy, threat hunting, Trump, UCMJ

Hello from Austin, home of SolarWinds and CyberTrucks! [ed. note:  uh, no.  Let’s go with home of bbq and tacos instead]  We’re back with another round of discussion and debate with Professors Steve Vladeck and…

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Episode 187: Trumplandia in the Twilight

• December 15, 2020
• Tagged as: 9/11, Bill Barr, Briggs, D.C. Circuit, electoral college, espionage, GTMO, Jeffrey Rosen, Ken Paxton, Mandalorian, military commission, NDAA, Orion, Periodic Review Board, PRB, Safe Harbor, SMCO, SolarWinds, TikTok, TItle 10, Title 50

Hey, we’re back on our weekly schedule!  How ’bout that…now we’ll probably skip the next three, but hey, until then, we’ve got a quite a show, not to mention the launch of our holiday charity…

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Episode 186: Jumping the Kraken!

• December 8, 2020
• Tagged as: Colt McCoy, Defense Production Act, electoral college, executive order, free exercise, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Ken Paxton, Liberty, National Cybersecurity Director, NDAA, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Safe Harbor, Supreme Court, Texas v. Michigan, The Mandalorian, vaccines

It’s National Safe Harbor day (for all you Electoral College enthusiasts), and we’re here to celebrate with a new show.  Join for spirited but respectful debate between Professors Chesney and Vladeck as they discuss: The…

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Episode 185: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing

• November 30, 2020
• Tagged as: Admiral McRaven, al Qaeda, al-Masri, Avril Haines, Biden Administration, civil-military relations, Colt McCoy, coup d'blah, Court Martial, GTMO, Larabee, Larrabee, Lloyd Austin, Mattis, Michele Flournoy, Military Commissions, military detention, ODNI, Periodic Review Board, Secretary of Defense, vitiation

And…we’re back! Tune in as Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the latest in national security legal developments, including: Prospects for the Biden Administration to chart a new course with respect to (a) the…

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Episode 184: Make Rule 11 Great Again!

• November 11, 2020
• Tagged as: Boston Massacre, Brandenburg, ByteDance, CFIUS, Christopher Miller, Cohen-Watnick, Defense Department, Federal Vacancies Reform Act, General Services, GSA, Guantanamo, IEEPA, incitement, John Adams, Jones Day, Kash Patel, Mets, Michael Ellis, presidential transition, Secretary of Defense, Tata, TikTok, True Threats, vacancies

In this week’s episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The array of firings and appointments of senior Defense Department officials The law governing the General Services Administration and support for presidential…