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Episode 121: The Persian Gulf of Tonkin

• May 15, 2019
• Tagged as: 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, admiralty, al Qaeda, armed conflict, Article 51, Article II, AUMF, Classified Information, CMCR, collective self-defense, conflict of interest, Daniel Hale, FARA, foreign agent registration, Game of Thrones, Gulf of Tonkin, harboring, hostilities, Huawei, Iran, James Cole, Jeremy Scahill, Julian Assange, leak prosecution, Leaks, Military Commissions, national defense information, National Security Law, North Korea, propaganda, sanctions, SCOTUS, self defense, Sputnik, The Intercept, UN Charter, War Powers, War Powers Resolution, wikileaks, WPR

In this week’s episode, Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate and discuss the latest national security legal news, including: Iran – The prospect of some form of armed conflict with Iran, and the various legal…

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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 108: Is It Arnold Palmer or Iced Tea-Lemonade?

• January 30, 2019
• Tagged as: 2339B, 5000 troops, Afghanistan, anti-AUMF, AUMF, Colombia, Denmark, diplomatic recognition, Director Coats, Green Desert, GTMO, Guantanamo, habeas, Hamilton, hostage rescue, Huawei, hybrid model, IEEPA, Iran Sanctions, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ludecke, Maduro, material support, military detention, national emergency, NDAA, NEA, ODNI, protection of nationals, Rent Live, Ronald W. Reagan NDAA, sanctions, SDF, Section 1021, Super Bowl, T-Mobile, Taliban, Tappy, troop cap, Venezuela, Warren Christopher Clark, Warren Clark, Warsame, wire fraud

Unlike Rent Live, all of our personnel participated in this week’s show!  We’ve got: The Venezuela Crisis: International Law complications with dueling recognitions More Venezuela: “5,000 Troops to Colombia” and Section 1021 of the Ronald…

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Episode 103: This Podcast Should Be Dis-BARRed

• December 11, 2018
• Tagged as: Academy Awards, al Alwi, Attorney General Barr, Bill Barr, Deployment Power, DPRK, foreign films, GTMO, habeas, Huawei, IEEPA, Judge Garland, Justice Kavanaugh, Miller Center, OFAC, Oscars, Persian Gulf War, PPG, sanctions, SCOTUS, Somalia, Treasury Department, War Powers, War Powers Resolution, William Barr, WPR, Youngstown

Interested in the views of Once and Future Attorney General Bill Barr on questions like the power of the president to initiate a war, remove officials, and other hot separation of powers topics?  We read…

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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…

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Episode 78: Live from Singapore, Malaysia (?!?)

• June 12, 2018
• Tagged as: Afghanistan, al Maqaleh, Ali Watkins, Boumediene, Carpenter v. United States, Chutkan, Dalmazzi, Dennis Rodman, detainee transfer, Doe v. Mattis, DOJ guidelines, DPRK, GTMO, Guantanamo, habeas, Iraq, James Wolfe, Judge Chutkan, Kim Jung Un, Munaf, National Security Law, New York Times, North Korea, sanctions, SCOTUS, SDF, SSCI, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, Trumplandia, Valentine

Ok, Steve and Bobby are not actually in Singapore (we sent Dennis Rodman instead). As usual, they’re up on the 6th floor at Texas Law, bringing you the following this week: Doe v. Mattis –…

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Episode 76: The Valley of Ignorance

• May 30, 2018
• Tagged as: Canada, CCIPS, CMCR, Cold War, CT, Dalmazzi, DOJ, Due Process Clause, FBI, national security, National Security Law, prosecution, sanctions, tarrifs, terrorism, Trump, Trumplandia

This week on the show: Another big win for FBI & DOJ in a terrorism prosecution, as a Maryland man gets 35 years for going to Somalia and becoming an unprivileged participant in hostilities for…

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(Bonus Episode) Ep.70: The Corker-Kaine AUMF

• April 17, 2018
• Tagged as: AUMF, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Chutkan, CLOUD Act, Corker, Doe v. Mattis, Kaine, Microsoft, Mnuchin, Munaf, National Security Law, Nikki Haley, Russia, sanctions, SCOTUS, Trump, vagueness, Valentine

Well, we’re back, 24 hours after dropping Episode 69. Why? 2018, that’s why! Seriously, lot’s to discuss: A deep-dive into the draft 2018 AUMF from Senators Corker and Kaine.  Tune in for a VERY detailed…

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Episode 68: This Podcast Is Not Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege

• April 10, 2018
• Tagged as: arbitration agreements, Associated Forces, Attorney-Client Privilege, AUMF, CAATSA, chemical weapons, CIT, CMCR, Court of International Trade, Court of Military Commissions Review, Doe v. Mattis, GTMO, Guantanamo, Henderson, Michael Cohen, Military Commissions, Munaf, Nashiri, National Security Law, NDAs, non-disclosure agreements, oligarch, sanctions, Search Warrant, Senator Corker, Severstal Export, SFRC, Srinivasan, Syria, Tom Bossert, U.S. Attorney's Manual, Valentine, Wilkins

Welcome to episode 68!  On tap for this week: Tom Bossert is out, and Michael Cohen is in trouble.  We’ll talk mostly about the latter, with an emphasis on the way that attorney-client privilege law…

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Episode 62: Wait–We Have to Talk About GATT?!?

• March 5, 2018
• Tagged as: abatement, ACLU, al Qaeda, AQAP, Article II, Associated Forces, AUMF, Bill Castle, Burr, China, commander in chief, Commerce Department, DOD GC, dumping, Executive Privilege, FISA, FISC, FISCOR, GATT, GTMO, Hope Hicks, HPSCI, interlocutory appeal, IS, ISIS, Islamic State, military commission, Nashiri, Nunes, override, sanctions, SCOTUS, Secretary Ross, sole organ, spath, SSCI, Steel, Tariffs, Trade Expansion Act, Trump, USA Freedom Act, War Powers Resolution, Warner, WPR, WTO, Wyden, Yemen

It’s not every week on this show that we get to talk about the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade!  And if that’s not an appealing hook to get…