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,”…
Episode 145: The Meh-mometer Is Stuck at Meh
- November 26, 2019
- Tagged as: 9/11, 9/11 case, al Iraqi, Al Nashiri, Attorney-Client Privilege, CDRs, CENTCOM, CMCR, Detainees, Don McGahn, Executive Privilege, FISA, Gallagher, habeas, Ides of March, IS, Islamic State, John Bolton, KSM, Lamar Jackson, lone wolf, Mandalorian, Military Commissions, military detention, President Trump, roving wiretap, SDF, Secretary Esper, Secretary Spencer, Section 215, Subpoena, testimonial privilege, the Beatles, Trumplandia
Happy Thanksgiving to all! If you are stuck in an airport or on a long drive this week, we’ve got you covered for at least one hour, as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate:…
Episode 118: Steve Targaryen, First of His Name
- April 17, 2019
- Tagged as: Al Nashiri, Bivens, Cambridge Analytica, Carpenter, CMCR, conflict of interest, Facebook, Fourth Amendment, GoT, Hernandez, immunity, Judge Spath, Judge Tatel, Military Commissions, Nashiri, National Security Law, qualified immunity, Smith v. Maryland, third-party data, Westfall Act
This week we debate three timely topics: Al Nashiri Part 7,146: the D.C. Circuit has issued a unanimous ruling slamming former Judge Spath for failing to disclose a manifest conflict of interest, slamming pretty much…
Episode 107: Clearly Right, Once Again
- January 22, 2019
- Tagged as: Al Nashiri, bulk metadata, CMCR, contact chaining, D.C. Circuit, FISA, inquorate, instant replay, IRTPA, KSM, lone wolf, mil coms, Military Commissions, Nashiri, National Security Law, ODNI, overtime, recognition, replay, roving wiretap, Saints, SCOTUS, Section 215, transgender service ban, USA Freedom Act, USA PATRIOT Act, Venezuela
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Where else can you get both a preview of a looming surveillance law debate *and* a fine-grained debate about how best for the NFL to address blown…
Episode 106: Schools Out For Summer
- January 14, 2019
- Tagged as: 10 USC 2801, 10 USC 2808, 33 USC 2293, Al Nashiri, bagels, Border Wall, Brian Mizer, CMCR, Court of Military Commission Review, D.C. Circuit, GTMO, Guantanamo, Judge Griffith, Judge Rogers, Judge Schools, Judge Spath, Judge Tatel, Michel Paradis, mil coms, Military Commissions, Nashiri, national emergency, Schools, Section 102, Secure Fences Act, spath
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are joined by Michel Paradis (lead counsel for the defense in the al-Nashiri military commission case) and Captain Brian Mizer (learned…
Welcome to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We’re back with our usual mix of discussion and debate about the most-interesting legal developments relating to national security over the past week. And…
Episode 90: What’d I Miss?
- September 12, 2018
- Tagged as: 9/11, 9/11 prosecution, Al Nashiri, Article 88, Bricker Amendment, CMCR, college football, Confirmation Hearings, Court Martial, Doe v. Mattis, First Amendment, GTMO, ICC, International Criminal Court, Iraq, John Bolton, Kavanaugh, KSM, Military Commissions, military detention, SCOTUS, Syria
Well, would you look at that: your hosts are back in town at the same time at last, and they’ve got a fresh episode covering some of the major national security legal developments of the…
Episode 75: I Hereby Demand, & Tomorrow Will Officially Order, That You Listen to This Podcast
- May 22, 2018
- Tagged as: al Alwi, Al Nashiri, al-Bihani, al-Shimari, Alien Tort Statute, ATS, CACI, CMCR, Doe v. Mattis, Enemy Combatant, GTMO, Guantanamo, habeas corpus, Hamidullin, IIPA, Intelligence Identities Protection Act, Jesner v. Arab Bank, Judge Chutkan, Military Commissions, one-hit wonder, POW, spath, Trumplandia
Never a slow week in this business… This week we’ve got breakdowns and debates over some familiar topics: Military Commissions: The convoluted proceedings in the al-Nashiri prosecution became a bit less tangled this week, as…
Episode 74: We’re Spending It On Barbecue!
- May 15, 2018
- Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, 2339B, Al Nashiri, AUMF, D.C. Circuit, Daqduq, Doe v. Mattis, GTMO, habeas, Henderson, Iran, Iraq, military commission, Munaf, Nashiri, nuclear, one-hit wonder, SDF, Smith v. Trump, Srinivasan, Supreme Court, Syria, Valentine, Wilkins
Spring classes may be over, but national security legal news hasn’t slowed down one bit. This week, Professors Chesney and Vladeck wrestle with the following: The D.C. Circuit ruling in Doe v. Mattis (forbidding the…
It’s been a busy week in national security law! In Episode 43, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on: Mueller-Time: Indictments against Manafort and Gates, and an even-more important plea deal. ACLU v. Mattis and the…