And we’re back, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney breaking down the latest national security law news along with much else. This week the spotlight is on the D.C. Circuit’s en banc decision in al…
Episode 206: This Podcast Is Not a State Actor
- July 12, 2021
- Tagged as: al Hela, D.C. Circuit, deterrence, Donald Trump, Due Process Clause, EMAC, escalation risk, GTMO, interagency, Iraq, Julian Assange, Mark Martins, military commission, National Guard, OLC, ransomware, Removal Power, Seila Law, separation of powers, spending power, state action doctrine, TItle 10, Title 32, Twitter
[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file…though I have to admit, it was very entertaining to hear the hosts speaking an octave too low!) We’re back with another round of discussion and…
Our latest episode is shorter than normal because…well, we recorded most of it and then lost the file. Suffice to say we were a bit tired by the time the re-recording was done! Or maybe…
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….
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…
We delay this program just fine without his help, thank you very much. Well, I guess you can see what we are leading with this evening. The run-of-show: President Trump’s suggestion about delaying the election…
We’re back with an evening recording, as co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck weigh in on: The D.C. Circuit’s Mike Flynn ruling, and the likely path ahead The bizarre process of removing SDNY US Attorney…
Episode 165: This Podcast Prefers Its Nothing Burgers to Be Medium Rare
- May 1, 2020
- Tagged as: 702, 9/11, 9/11 case, D.C. Circuit, Defense Production Act, DPA, FBI, FISA, FISC, GTMO, justiciability, KSM, meat-processing plants, Michael Flynn, Mike Flynn, ODNI, ODNI statistical report, political question doctrine, Steel Seizure, Subpoena, Supreme Court, West World, Youngstown Sheet & Tube
What a fun episode! Co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck recorded “live” before the Austin Bar Association, as the finale of their day-long Zoom conference. On tap: The ODNI report on FISA statistics: We have…
Episode 112: And the Oscar Goes To…NSL Podcast!
- February 26, 2019
- Tagged as: 18 USC 2339B, ALI, birthright citizenship, cartels, citizenship, D.C. Circuit, DFTO, diplomatic immunity, Due Process, expatriation, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, FTO, gender discrimination, GTMO, Hoda Muthana, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, material support, military detention, military draft, National Security Law, Oscars, Secretary of State Pompeo, Selective Service, statelessness, The Green Book, Treason, women in combat
The Oscars may not have a host, but we do! Tune in to our latest episode as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate a wide range of national security developments from the past week,…
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…