Welcome to our official Holiday Office Party, where we mainly just hope things will go smoother than they did for the good people of Nakatomi Corporation in 1988! In this episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and…
Ah, well, that took a bit longer than expected! We promise we don’t mean to let this become a quarterly show, or even a monthly. Too much national security law for that! In today’s episode,…
Episode 204: [Insert Inscrutable Title Here]
- June 14, 2021
- Tagged as: active hostilities, Afghanistan, CFAA, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, exceeds authorized access, Fazaga, First Amendment, FISA, GTMO, IEEPA, Larabee, Leaks, Mets, Mike Flynn, Nosal, PPG, Presidential Policy Guidance, Reporter's Privilege, SCOTUS, State Secrets Privilege, Subpoena, supermax, TikTok, Van Buren, WeChat
Hello from Austin! We’re back with a new episode! Tune in as your co-hosts Professor Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: SCOTUS narrows the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van…
Episode 180: This Podcast Really Should Be Weekly…
- September 29, 2020
- Tagged as: 702, 9/11 trial, ACB, Amy Coney Barrett, Anti-Riot Act, Berghdahl, Brandenberg, debate, FBI, First Amendment, FISA, FISC, Fourth Amendment, Ginsburg, GTMO, IEEPA, Immigration Judge, incitement, metadata, military commission, Miselis, Moalin, NSA, RAM, RBG, rule of law, Section 215, Smith v. Maryland, TikTok, Trump, Trump Taxes, WeChat
We’re not a biweekly show, we promise! It just seems that way sometimes…like this week, when we are bringing you: Discussing the passing of Justice Ginsburg and potential implications of the Amy Coney Barrett nomination…
Episode 174: Portland Trailblazing
- July 21, 2020
- Tagged as: 12333, 1806, 2332b, 2339A, 956(a), Bureau of Prisons, CBP, Chad Wolf, CJEU, collection, Customs and Border Protection, DHS, Diaz, Federal Protective Service, FISA, FPS, GTMO, IC, INA, Inspector General, intelligence, less-than-lethal round, Majid Khan, Michael Cohen, military commission, Monuments, MS-13, Ninth Circuit, non-lethal round, Portland, Schrems, Schrems II, Section 702, state secrets, statues, Trump
This week we don’t lack for topics, to say the least. Tune in for in-the-weeds discussion of: Trumplandia meets Portlandia 1: What’s the legal basis for DHS components engaging in law enforcement activity there? Trumplandia…
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 166: This Podcast Has Temporary Absolute Immunity
- May 13, 2020
- Tagged as: 1001, allocution, amicus, browser history, bulk metada, Clinton v. Jones, Cyrus Vance Jr., deep state, Executive Privilege, FBI, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48, FISA, FISC, HPSCI, Judge Gleeson, Judge Sullivan, lone wolf, Masking, Mazars, Mike Flynn, Roving Wiretaps, SCOTUS, Section 215, Subpoena, temporary absolute immunity, Trump, Unmasking, veto, War Powers, Westworld, WPR
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, after a one-week hiatus! (You can actually watch the recording here, if you need more Zoom in your life). In this episode, Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney…
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 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…
It’s not April Fool’s trick, we really are back with a new episode covering the latest in national security law news. Watch the video here, if you aren’t getting enough Zoom. This week we’ve got:…