This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney share their views on the major legal developments unleashed by…
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…
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…
Episode 162: The Penn Is Mightier Than the Sword!
- April 8, 2020
- Tagged as: 2339B, 3M, abortion, al Qaeda, AUMF, Barr, CFAA, compelling government interest, Crozier, Defense Production Act, DPA, FBI, FISA, FISC, GM, Governor Abbott, Greg Abbott, GTMO, Horowitz, Inspector General, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Judge Bates, Lochner, material support, Modly, NDAA FY'12, Pandemia, paracha, quarantine, rational basis review, Sandig, Strict Scrutiny, stupid speeches, Teddy Roosevelt, Trump, Tweed Roosevelt, unauthorized access, vaccine, Westworld, Woods, Woods File, Woods Procedures
We are “live” from Penn Law today! Thanks to the Penn Law National Security Society, not to mention the magic of Zoom, we recorded today with a virtual audience. Tune in for your co-hosts, Professors…
Episode 157: At Least There Are No Zombies…Yet
- March 4, 2020
- Tagged as: al Qaeda, asylum, CIS, coronavirus, covid-19, Cuccinelli, declassification, DHS, emergency, first assistant, FISA, FISC, FOIA, FVRA, GTMO, Guantanamo, immigration, isolation, Judge Moss, loyally gets appointed, metering, military detention, NIMBY, OLC, Picard, quarantine, right to travel, Sessions, Taliban, Texas Government Code
Back-to-back episodes! After yesterday’s interview-focused show, we wanted to get right back into the mix with discussion and debate over the latest national security law news. Tune in for: Beyond quarantine: What happens when local…
Episode 121: The Persian Gulf of Tonkin
- May 15, 2019
- Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, admiralty, al Qaeda, armed conflict, Article 51, Article II, AUMF, Classified Information, CMCR, collective self-defense, conflict of interest, Daniel Hale, FARA, foreign agent registration, Game of Thrones, Gulf of Tonkin, harboring, hostilities, Huawei, Iran, James Cole, Jeremy Scahill, Julian Assange, leak prosecution, Leaks, Military Commissions, national defense information, National Security Law, North Korea, propaganda, sanctions, SCOTUS, self defense, Sputnik, The Intercept, UN Charter, War Powers, War Powers Resolution, wikileaks, WPR
In this week’s episode, Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate and discuss the latest national security legal news, including: Iran – The prospect of some form of armed conflict with Iran, and the various legal…
Episode 67: CTRL-F Redaction Fail
- April 3, 2018
- Tagged as: 9/11, al Qaeda, AQIM, AUMF, Belmokhtar, CLOUD Act, detainee transfer, Doe v. Mattis, Drones, Dual-Office Holding, Executive Agreements, Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, IS, Islamic State, JASTA, Jesus Christ Superstar, Libya, Manafort, Mueller, Munaf, Ronny Jackson, SCA, Sessions, Shulkin, Special Counsel, Stored Communications Act, VA, Valentine, Westworld
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney review the following recent developments: A drone strike against AQIM targets in southwestern Libya: What if anything does this tell us…
Episode 62: Wait–We Have to Talk About GATT?!?
- March 5, 2018
- Tagged as: abatement, ACLU, al Qaeda, AQAP, Article II, Associated Forces, AUMF, Bill Castle, Burr, China, commander in chief, Commerce Department, DOD GC, dumping, Executive Privilege, FISA, FISC, FISCOR, GATT, GTMO, Hope Hicks, HPSCI, interlocutory appeal, IS, ISIS, Islamic State, military commission, Nashiri, Nunes, override, sanctions, SCOTUS, Secretary Ross, sole organ, spath, SSCI, Steel, Tariffs, Trade Expansion Act, Trump, USA Freedom Act, War Powers Resolution, Warner, WPR, WTO, Wyden, Yemen
It’s not every week on this show that we get to talk about the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade! And if that’s not an appealing hook to get…
Want a thorough backgrounder on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force? This is the episode for you. (This also is the episode for you if what you want, instead, is an hour of legal…