Tag: material support

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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…

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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:…

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Episode 123: Our Gym Was Named for the Espionage Act Guy???

• May 28, 2019
• Tagged as: Bivens, Border Wall, cross-border shooting, Espionage Act, First Amendment, Hamas, Hernandez v. Mesa, ITLOS, Judge Ellis, Judge Gilliam, Julian Assange, Kerch Strait, Mark Domingo, material support, Pentagon Papers, Russia, SCOTUS, Section 2808, Section 284, Sierra Club v. Trump, Thomas Watt Gregory, Ukraine, UNCLOS, United States v. Domingo, United States v. Rosen, United States v. Xie

In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate an array of recent national security law developments including: Assange & the Espionage Act: DOJ has…

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Episode 122: That Didn’t Fly for Buchanan…

• May 21, 2019
• Tagged as: Ali Kourani, CIA, civic virtue, Classified Information, congressional subpoena, DIA, Don McGahan, Federal Tort Claims Act, Feres doctrine, FTCA, Game of Thrones, Insurrection Act, James Buchanan, Judge Mehta, Martin v. Mott, material support, motion to quash, National Guard, OLC opinion, Pardon Power, Posse Comitatus, Subpoena, testimonial immunity, Trump v. Committee on Oversight, war crimes

In this week’s episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: The district court ruling in Trump v. Committee on Oversight, in which the court rejects an attempt to quash a subpoena directed at an accounting…

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Episode 120: Bran, Bron, What’s the Difference?

• May 7, 2019
• Tagged as: Brandenburg, CIA, contempt, counterintelligence, cyber operation, distinction, FBI, Game of Thrones, Hamas, incitement, Islamic State, Israel, kinetic operation, material support, proportionality, quash, separation of powers, Subpeona, Take Care Clause, wiretap

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…

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Episode 119: This Podcast Is Dark and Full of Spoilers

• April 30, 2019
• Tagged as: 50 USC 1861, Censure, Clapper, Congressional Oversight, DOJ, economic espionage, Elijah Cummings, Game of Thrones, Impeachment, Jewel v. NSA, material support, Mueller Report, NSD, ODNI, Robert Mueller, Section 215, SSP, State Secrets Privilege, Subpoena, sunset, Unmasking

After a one-week hiatus, the NSL Podcast is back!  Tune in for debate and discussion as Professors Vladeck and Chesney talk about: The Mueller Report and its aftermath Impeachment vs Censure The Trump Subpoena litigation…

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Episode 117: Y’all Got Designated

• April 13, 2019
• Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2339B, AUMF, Bradley Manning, CBP, CFAA, Chelsea Manning, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, DHS, dual criminality, duets, dynamic duo, Ecuador, Espionage Act, extradition, Federal Vacancies Reform Act, FTO, hostilities, IEEPA, Iran, IRGC, journalism, Julian Assange, Libya, Lori Love, material support, media freedom, OFAC, President Moreno, S.J. Res. 7, sanctions, Secretary Nielson, War Powers Resolution, wikileaks, WPR, Yemen

Live episode!  We recorded this morning before a live audience at the University of Texas School of Law reunion weekend.  It was a packed house of terrific alumni, and happily the week’s news conspired (pardon…

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Episode 115: This Podcast Does Not Have a Grandparent Born in Ireland

• March 25, 2019
• Tagged as: AG Barr, al Bahlul, al-Shimari, American Taliban, appointments clause, Barr Letter, Clinton v. Jones, CMCR, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, Court of Military Commission Review, EJILTalk!, extradition, habeas jurisdiction, Hall and Oates, IHL Exclusion Clause, immunity from civil suit, inferior officer, John Walker Lindh, Judge Brinkema, jus cogens, material support, Mueller Report, presidential immunity, sovereign immunity, True Detective. NCAA Tournament, Trump, Trumplandia, Whitewater

We are back after a spring break hiatus, and we do not lack for things to discuss and debate in the wide world of national security law.  Tune in for: What we can make of…

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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…

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Episode 112: And the Oscar Goes To…NSL Podcast!

• February 26, 2019
• Tagged as: 18 USC 2339B, ALI, birthright citizenship, cartels, citizenship, D.C. Circuit, DFTO, diplomatic immunity, Due Process, expatriation, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, FTO, gender discrimination, GTMO, Hoda Muthana, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, material support, military detention, military draft, National Security Law, Oscars, Secretary of State Pompeo, Selective Service, statelessness, The Green Book, Treason, women in combat

The Oscars may not have a host, but we do!  Tune in to our latest episode as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate a wide range of national security developments from the past week,…