In addition to quoting They Might Be Giants lyrics, this week’s episode features cohosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck taking on three big issues: The Impeachment Inquiry & the White House Counsel’s Letter on Non-Cooperation…
Episode 129: This Is Quite the War Powers Podcast
- July 24, 2019
- Tagged as: 2339B, 9/11, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Article II, Asainov, associated force, AUMF, Bill Barr, CID Treatment, Doe v. Mattis, Executive Privilege, going dark, GTMO, Guantanamo, Iran, Islamic State, KSM, Marik String, material support, Military Commissions, National Security Law, outrageous government conduct, Rochin, SCOTUS, shocks the conscience, State Department Legal Advisor, United States v. Nixon, War Powers, West World, Westeros World
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck: War Powers: Congressional testimony from the State Department’s Acting Legal Advisor confirms that the administration has placed AQIM on the list…
Episode 126: Sometimes, “Nothing” Is Important
- June 26, 2019
- Tagged as: 10 USC 394, Article II, Auer Deference, AUMF, Boumediene, confidential informant, counterterrorism, Curtiss-Wright, cyber, Cyber Command, CYBERCOM, DOJ NSD, Enemy Combatants, Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Fifth Amendment, GTMO, Guantanamo, habeas, Iran, ISIS, Islamic State, Johnson v. Eisentrager, Judge Millet, Judge Randolph, Justice Breyer, Kiyemba, material support, National Security Division, National Security Law, non-delegation doctrine, Pentagon, procedural due process, Qassim, SCOTUS, Secretary Esper, separation of powers, Supreme Court, Trump, Uighurs, War Powers, Westworld, Zadvydas
We are back with the latest in national security legal developments, with Professors Chesney and Vladeck agreeing where they can and arguing respectfully (and, let’s face it, nerdishly) where they can’t. On tap this week:…
And we’re back! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate the latest national security legal news, including: The legal framework for Congressional subpoenas (and the problems that arise when the Executive Branch…
Episode 114: Manafortnite
- March 13, 2019
- Tagged as: 2339B, AQAP, Article One Act, AUMF, border emergency, Boumediene, comparative institutional competence, deference, double-jeopardy, habeas, IoT, IoT cybersecurity, Islamic State, John Yoo, Judge Wilkins, Judge Williams, Larabee, material support, Mattis plan, National Emergencies Act, National Security Law, Paul Manafort, power of the purse, President Trump, suspension clause, transgender military service, veto, War Powers, War Powers Resolution, WPR, Yemen
This week’s show features debate and discussion between co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney regarding: Paul Manafort: comparing his first and second federal sentences, and the timing of the new New York State charges…
Episode 102: This Podcast Is Bowl-Eligible
- December 5, 2018
- Tagged as: 2339B, Attorney General Whitaker, bitcoin, Burr, CMCR, College Football Playoffs, D.C. Circuit, Guantanamo, hostilities, Houthis, ISIS, Islamic State, Judge Spath, KSA, mandamus, material support, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, Military Commissions, National Security Law, NSL, OFAC, ransomware, sanctions, SCOTUS, SSCI, Sugar Bowl, Trumplandia, War Powers, Warner, Yemen
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or at least it’s the most wonderful time of the week, for we’ve just posted the latest episode of National Security Law Podcast! Tune in for: Military…
It finally happened: a live episode, on the occasion of our 100th episode! Today we recorded at American University Washington College of Law thanks to the good offices of our friend–and co-host this week–Prof. Jen…
In today’s episode we take a break from our deep-dive series on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to reengage with the weekly inflow of national security law news. We had no choice, really,…
Episode 94: The Enemy of My Friend Is My Enemy
- October 10, 2018
- Tagged as: Anti-Nepotism Act, Article 2(4), Article 8, AUMF, Big Brother Watch, China, collective self-defense, Doe v. Mattis, ECHR, extradition, Greta Van Fleet, Indigo Girls, Iran, IS, Islamic State, Ivanka, Jamal Khashoggi, Magnitsky Act, MBS, Ministry of State Security, MSS, Nikki Haley, OEF, Operation Enduring Freedom, Paul McCartney, privacy, Saudi Arabia, surveillance, Syria, Tim Kaine, Trump, UN Ambassador, United Kingdom, War Powers, WPR
It’s a late-night, mid-week episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We’ve got: Senator Kaine’s letter to DOD raising questions about the theory of collective self-defense as applied in the domestic law context, in relation to the…
Episode 93: Is This a Buddy Podcast?
- October 2, 2018
- Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, 48 Hours, Aggression, ALI, armed attack, Article 51, AUMF, CMCR, Court of Military Commission Review, Doe v. Mattis, Gorsuch, GTMO, Hernandez, Iran, Islamic State, Lethal Weapon, mil coms, Military Commissions, military detention, Rosenstein, Rush Hour, Saifullah Paracha, SCOTUS, separation of powers, Sessions, Syria, Thelma and Louise, UN Charter, use of force, Uzair Paracha
Spotted: A rare episode of the National Security Law Podcast clocking in at under one hour! And yet there was much to discuss, including: T-Shirts!!!! At long last, the much-anticipated NSL Podcast t-shirts are for sale. All…