Well, the original idea was to have a short episode about the strike that killed al Zawahiri, and to recap the D.C. Circuit’s Larabee ruling. But then just before showtime, we learned of the FBI…
Episode 205: Road Trip!
- June 28, 2021
- Tagged as: active hostilities, al-Shimari, Article 51, Article II, AUMF, Begani, Biden administr, border search, CACI, drone strike, Iraq, IRGC, jus ad bellum, Kata'ib Hizballah, KH, PPG, Presidential Policy Guidance, SCOTUS, self defense, Siddiqui, Syria, Torture, UN Charter, War Powers, WPR
We’re back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the country! Tune in for discussion and debate relating to: The domestic and international law aspects of the Biden administration’s…
Episode 192: So…What Do We Do Now?
- January 21, 2021
- Tagged as: AR 190-8, Avril Haines, birthright citizenship, Border Wall, Bybee, civ-mil relations, Court Martial, drone strike, First Amendment, GTMO, Hambali, Hoda Muthana, IEEPA, Islamic State, Jemaah Islamiya, JI, Larabee, Lloyd Austin, McCarthy, Military Commissions, national emergency, Syria, TPM regulation, WeChat, Zaidan
And then it was over. Wow. Here’s hoping we can focus on traditional national security law topics from now on! Today is a pretty good start. We’ve got: A new administration needs a welcoming gift…so,…
Episode 179: This Podcast Is “Considerably Recalibrated”
- September 15, 2020
- Tagged as: al Shabaab, al Shabab, Assad, assassination, Associated Forces, AUMF, Baby Yoda, break in service, CFIUS, Charlie Savage, defamation, double-jeopardy, drone strike, EO 12333, Eric Schmitt, Espionage Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, FTCA, IEEPA, John Bolton, Kenya, Lochner, Manda, Mandalorian, New York Times, public health, rational basis review, Somalia, TikTok, Trump, UCMJ, WeChat, Westfall Act, Williamson v. Lee Optical
So we took a week off without warning because, you know, 2020. But we’re back, and we sure don’t lack for things to discuss and debate! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney…
Episode 88: A Deep Dive into the Anwar al-Awlaki Case(s)
- August 28, 2018
- Tagged as: al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Anwar al-Aulaqi, Anwar al-Awlaki, AQAP, assassination, AUMF, Bivens, DOJ, drone, drone strike, Due Process, EO 12333, Eric Holder, FOIA, Fourth Amendment, Judge Bates, Judge Collyer, OLC, political question doctrine, Second Circuit, standing, state secrets, State Secrets Privilege, Targeted Killing, Unreasonable Seizure, White Paper, Yemen
We are back this week with a new “deep dive” episode, this time focused on the issues raised by the U.S. government’s use of lethal force against Anwar al-Awlaki–a U.S. citizen who became a key…
Episode 47: Donuts and Depth Charges
- November 28, 2017
- Tagged as: ACLU v. Mattis, Baker, Carpenter, CFPB, contempt, Dodd-Frank, drone strike, Enemy Combatant, Executive Power, Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, GTMO, Jaber, John Merryman, Military Commissions, Mulvaney, National Security Law, Political Question, Red October, Rishikoff, spath, standing, Torture Victim Protection Act, Travel Ban, Trump, TVPA
And…they’re back! Fresh off of Thanksgiving, Professors Chesney and Vladeck are (all too) fired up to discuss the latest national security law news (not to mention a bunch of stuff that just isn’t relevant to…
Episode 8 (about 58 minutes long) finds Professors Vladeck and Chesney discussing the legal, policy, and institutional issues raised by reports that President Trump has authorized CIA to resume control of drone operations in some circumstances,…