After a week with no electricity, Professors Vladeck and Chesney are back with the latest in national security law news. Tune in for discussions of: the law (or lack thereof) when it comes to balloons,…
Ok, ok, it’s been a full month since the last episode. But good things come to those who wait! We are back, and hope you’ll tune in as co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss…
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney share their views on the major legal developments unleashed by…
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 185: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing
- November 30, 2020
- Tagged as: Admiral McRaven, al Qaeda, al-Masri, Avril Haines, Biden Administration, civil-military relations, Colt McCoy, coup d'blah, Court Martial, GTMO, Larabee, Larrabee, Lloyd Austin, Mattis, Michele Flournoy, Military Commissions, military detention, ODNI, Periodic Review Board, Secretary of Defense, vitiation
And…we’re back! Tune in as Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the latest in national security legal developments, including: Prospects for the Biden Administration to chart a new course with respect to (a) the…
Episode 178: What Would Robert Jackson Do?
- August 31, 2020
- Tagged as: al Hela, AUMF, Boumediene, Charming Betsy, Due Process, Eisentrager, Fifth Amendment, GTMO, Guantanamo, Hatch Act, Judge Lamberth, Judge Rao, material support, Military Commissions, military detention, NDAA FY'12, security internment, substantial support, Uthman, Verdugo-Urquidez
We are back after a week off, and apparently your co-hosts used the extra time to sharpen disagreements about old school topics like … GTMO! Tune in for: An extended debate over the D.C. Circuit’s Al…
Episode 169: Now We’re a Third Amendment Podcast
- June 12, 2020
- Tagged as: 9/11 prosecution, civ-mil relations, civil-military relations, DC, DC Statehood, executive order, Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, General MIlley, GTMO, ICC, IEEPA, Insurrection Act, KSM, Majid Khan, Military Commissions, National Guard, NDAA, New York Times, Originalism, PCA, Posse Comitatus Act, President Trump, Secretary Esper, Third Amendment, TItle 10, Title 32, Tom Cotton, Watchmen
After an extra-long break, we are back…and swamped! Tune in for debate and discussion of, among other things: The National Guard deployments to Washington, DC, including questions of status, command, and authority The special circumstances…
And we’re back, with discussion of the latest national security law news. (Video of the show here!) This week, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney nerd out with the details on: Can he do that?…
We are back with an interview-focused episode! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck interview Brigadier General John G. Baker, USMC. General Baker is Chief Defense Counsel for the military commissions at Guantanamo. And, yes,…
Episode 145: The Meh-mometer Is Stuck at Meh
- November 26, 2019
- Tagged as: 9/11, 9/11 case, al Iraqi, Al Nashiri, Attorney-Client Privilege, CDRs, CENTCOM, CMCR, Detainees, Don McGahn, Executive Privilege, FISA, Gallagher, habeas, Ides of March, IS, Islamic State, John Bolton, KSM, Lamar Jackson, lone wolf, Mandalorian, Military Commissions, military detention, President Trump, roving wiretap, SDF, Secretary Esper, Secretary Spencer, Section 215, Subpoena, testimonial privilege, the Beatles, Trumplandia
Happy Thanksgiving to all! If you are stuck in an airport or on a long drive this week, we’ve got you covered for at least one hour, as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate:…