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…
Welcome back! This week your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The PCLOB’s report on Executive Order 12,333 The government’s decision to shutter Camp 7 at GTMO, consolidating those detainees with others…
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 146: What’s In Your Wallet? A Subpoena!
- December 4, 2019
- Tagged as: 956(a), Adam Schiff, Adham Hassoun, call records, Donald Trump, Executive Privilege, Fourth Amendment, FTO, Grand Jury Subpoena, Impeachment, Jose Padilla, Mandalorian, Mexican Cartels, NSD, Second Circuit, Stored Communications Act, Subpoena, Third Party Doctrine, Trumplandia
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney debate and discuss the week’s national security law news, including: Trumplandia: The House Intelligence Committee’s report shines a spotlight on…
Episode 143: We won an award?!?
- November 13, 2019
- Tagged as: 215, Alasaad v. Nielsen, Bivens, border search, Carpenter, CDRs, contraband, cross-border shooting, FISA, Fourth Amendment, Hernandez, IG, IG Atkinson, Impeachment, lone wolf, Mandalorian, National Cupcake Day, reasonable suspicion, Rich Lowry, Riley, Roving Wiretaps, SCOTUS, Trump, USA Freedom, Verdugo-Urquidez, Vindman
When you are done watching the impeachment hearings and just can’t take it anymore, it’s time to open up a can of … National Security Law Podcast! For your happy hour or other occasions, we’ve…
Episode 118: Steve Targaryen, First of His Name
- April 17, 2019
- Tagged as: Al Nashiri, Bivens, Cambridge Analytica, Carpenter, CMCR, conflict of interest, Facebook, Fourth Amendment, GoT, Hernandez, immunity, Judge Spath, Judge Tatel, Military Commissions, Nashiri, National Security Law, qualified immunity, Smith v. Maryland, third-party data, Westfall Act
This week we debate three timely topics: Al Nashiri Part 7,146: the D.C. Circuit has issued a unanimous ruling slamming former Judge Spath for failing to disclose a manifest conflict of interest, slamming pretty much…
This week we’ve got the concluding episode in our trilogy of deep dives exploring the history and evolution of our foreign-intelligence collection legal architecture (see here and here for the two earlier episodes). Our focus…
Episode 96: A Deep Dive into…the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- October 25, 2018
- Tagged as: 4th Amendment, Agent of a Foreign Power, Church Committee, DISA, Doe v. Mattis, domestic intelligence, FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Fourth Amendment, Katz, Keith Case, Nardone, Olmstead, primary purpose test, probable cause, Supreme Court, the Wall, Truong, warrant
Welcome to part 1 of a 2-part deep-dive series concerning FISA! In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck begin with the history and context leading up to the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…
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 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,…