Well, we’re back, 24 hours after dropping Episode 69. Why? 2018, that’s why! Seriously, lot’s to discuss: A deep-dive into the draft 2018 AUMF from Senators Corker and Kaine. Tune in for a VERY detailed…
Episode 68: This Podcast Is Not Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege
- April 10, 2018
- Tagged as: arbitration agreements, Associated Forces, Attorney-Client Privilege, AUMF, CAATSA, chemical weapons, CIT, CMCR, Court of International Trade, Court of Military Commissions Review, Doe v. Mattis, GTMO, Guantanamo, Henderson, Michael Cohen, Military Commissions, Munaf, Nashiri, National Security Law, NDAs, non-disclosure agreements, oligarch, sanctions, Search Warrant, Senator Corker, Severstal Export, SFRC, Srinivasan, Syria, Tom Bossert, U.S. Attorney's Manual, Valentine, Wilkins
Welcome to episode 68! On tap for this week: Tom Bossert is out, and Michael Cohen is in trouble. We’ll talk mostly about the latter, with an emphasis on the way that attorney-client privilege law…
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…
Out on spring break but still listening to the podcast? We love it! Actually, your hosts Professors Chesney and Vladeck are out on spring break too, but before they left town they sat down to…
Episode 60: TL;DL – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
- February 21, 2018
- Tagged as: al Darbi, Attachment Immunity, CareFirst, DACA, Darbi, data breach, Doe v. Mattis, DOJ, Enemy Combatant, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, FSIA, GTMO, Guantanamo, identity theft, Internet Research Agency, Iran, JASTA, John Doe, Judge Spath, Judgment Immunity, Justice Department, Litigation Immunity, Military Commissions, Mueller, National Security Law, NDAA, Rubin, Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SCOTUS, spath, speculative injury, Spokeo, standing, terrorism prosecution, Trump
An over-long episode with a short title to reflect a very busy–and somewhat bizarre–eight day stretch in the wide world of national security law. This week, your hosts Professors Chesney and Vladeck weigh in on:…
Episode 59: Share the Cookies
- February 13, 2018
- Tagged as: #mehmo, 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, 9/11, ACORN, Bill of Attainder, Convening Authority, Darbi, death penalty, Doe v. Mattis, DOJ, Due Process, GTMO, Guantanamo, Harvey Rishikoff, IS, ISIS, Islamic State, Japanese Internment, Jeff Sessions, Kaspersky, KSM, learned counsel, MilComs, Military Commissions, Mueller, Nashiri, National Council of Resistance, NDA, NDAA, Noel Francisco, Non-Detention Act, Nunes, plea bargain, Rachel Brand, Rod Rosenstein, Russia, Schiff, spath, Trump
We don’t lack for topics this week! In today’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney eat a number of cookies while talking about the following: Rachel Brand steps down at DOJ. As George III might say,…
Episode 58: Is It Treason Not to Clap For This Podcast?
- February 6, 2018
- Tagged as: #mehmo, #releasethememo, ACLU v. Mattis, al Darbi, Carter Page, Convening Authority, Dirty Dancing, Doe v. Mattis, Eli Manning, FISA, FISC, FOIA, Gary Brown, GTMO, Guantanamo, Han Solo, Harvey Rishikof, House Rule 11(g), Judge Chutkan, Justin Timberlake, Kessel Run, Kiyemba, Kiyemba II, Military Commissions, Munaf, National Security Law, Nunes, Schiff, Super Bowl, Tom Brady, Treason, Trump, Valentine
Sorry that football season is over? Lucky for you, the National Security Law Podcast has no offseason! And lucky for your co-hosts, the world keeps generating new topics for conversation and debate. This week, Professors Vladeck…
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,…
Episode 53: Tanks, Bombs, Bombs, and Guns
- January 9, 2018
- Tagged as: 702, ACLU, ACLU v. Mattis, AQI, AUMF, Breyer, Dalmazzi, Doe v. Mattis, Dual-Office Holding, Enemy Combatant, FISA, FISC, FISCOR, Golden Globes, habeas, habeas corpus, Hamdi, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Marbury v. Madison, NFL, Non-Detention Act, O'Connor, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 3, surveillance
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on three sets of issues under the national security law heading: ACLU v. Mattis (the US citizen enemy combatant case): Since the last episode, the government…
Episode 40: It’s a Conspiracy
- October 10, 2017
- Tagged as: ACLU v. Mattis, Bahlul, Conspiracy, D.C. Circuit, Data Protection Commissioner, Doe v. Mattis, Enemy Combatant, Facebook Ireland, habeas corpus, inchoate charge, Laws of War, Military Commissions, military detention, Nashiri, National Security Presidential Memorandum, NSPM 7, Schrems, Section 70s, Steve Rushin, Sting-Ray Afternoons, Stingray Afternoons
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck zero in on four recent developments involving law and national security. First, they explore the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the splintered decision of the en…