Is this our most-substantive episode ever? No, no it’s not. Is it a sign that co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney are going a bit stir crazy? Perhaps so. Does it feature cute cameos from…
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…
We are back with an interview-focused episode! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck interview Brigadier General John G. Baker, USMC. General Baker is Chief Defense Counsel for the military commissions at Guantanamo. And, yes,…
Episode 117: Y’all Got Designated
- April 13, 2019
- Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2339B, AUMF, Bradley Manning, CBP, CFAA, Chelsea Manning, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, DHS, dual criminality, duets, dynamic duo, Ecuador, Espionage Act, extradition, Federal Vacancies Reform Act, FTO, hostilities, IEEPA, Iran, IRGC, journalism, Julian Assange, Libya, Lori Love, material support, media freedom, OFAC, President Moreno, S.J. Res. 7, sanctions, Secretary Nielson, War Powers Resolution, wikileaks, WPR, Yemen
Live episode! We recorded this morning before a live audience at the University of Texas School of Law reunion weekend. It was a packed house of terrific alumni, and happily the week’s news conspired (pardon…
Episode 113 – 702 : Madison :: 215 : Hamilton
- March 6, 2019
- Tagged as: 1801(f), 1806, 1810, 50 USC 1861, areas of active hostilities, border emergency, bulk metadata, CFAA, Chelsea Manning, civilian casualties, contact chaining, electronic surveillance, EO 13732, Espionage Act, Fazaga, FBI, Game of Thrones, grand jury, Hamilton, indictment, Judge Berzon, Julian Assange, Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, mosque, National Emergency Act, NEA, Ninth Circuit, phone records, reasonable expectation of privacy, Reynolds, Section 215, SSP, state secrets, State Secrets Privilege, surveillance, USA Freedom Act, veto, wikileaks
So much to debate, so little time! Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney plow through a host of recent (and not-so-recent) events in the world of national security law: Fazaga v. FBI –…
Episode 77: Pardon Me?
- June 5, 2018
- Tagged as: al Baluchi, Article II, Bill of Attainder, Binding Operational Directive, Black Sites, Bradley Manning, CFAA, Chelsea Manning, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, confidential informant, counterterrorism, Dalmazzi, DHS, Doe v. Mattis, DOJ, ECHR, Espionage Act, First Mondays, GTMO, hostilities, Justice Grier, Kaspersky, Libya, Manafort, Military Commissions, Mueller, Nosal, obstruction, OLC, Paul Simon, Prize Cases, RDI, SCOTUS, Shayrat, spygate, Syria, Trump, Trumplandia, War Powers
Hello friends, and welcome back to the latest episode! Last week was a bit quiet, but things are heating up. This week we review and debate: War Powers: This week saw the release of the…
Episode 55: #ReleaseThePodcast
- January 23, 2018
- Tagged as: #releasethememo, 702, 702 renewal, about collection, abouts collection, ACLU, ACLU v. Mattis, Anti-Deficiency Act, Appropriations, Carter Page, CFAA, Chesney, Chutkan, cybersecurity, Doe v. Mattis, Enemy Combatant, extradition, FISA, FISA Amendments Reform Act, FISC, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Fourth Amendment, Iraq, John Doe, Judge Chutkan, Max Boot, Minimization, Mueller, Munaf, National Security Act, Nunes, REAL ID Act, SCOTUS, Section 702, Supreme Court, Syria, Title I, to/from collection, Travel Ban, Travel Ban 3.0, Valentine, Vladeck, warrant
Happy anniversary, y’all! It’s been one full year since we launched this podcast, and we are very grateful for all our listeners. Here’s hoping there is *less* to discuss in our second year! This week,…