We are back with a fresh episode, hot on the heels of Russia’s latest incursion into Ukraine. Tune in as we survey some of the legal dimensions to this latest development (including discussion of the…
Thanks so much to everyone who attended (virtually) tonight’s live recording of episode 200! It was a blast. We covered: The drawdown in Afghanistan and its legal implications (for the AUMF, detention, habeas litigation, the…
Just in time for your weekend entertainment, NSL Podcast is back with a new episode. This time the show was recorded live before a (Zoom-based) audience of Texas Law alumni, which made for a nice…
Episode 195: Sparkly Rainbow Snowboots!
- March 2, 2021
- Tagged as: 18 USC 875, 2001 AUMF, 2002 AUMF, Article II, AUMF, foreign relations, GTMO, Insurrection, Iraq, Islamic State, Kashoggi, military detention, national self defense, Navalny, OLC, sanctions, SDF, Syria, the Beatles, True Threats, War Powers, WPR
Well, it’s been a while, thanks to the ice/snow/power/water fiasco we recently underwent in Texas. But, though tired and not very prepared, we are back tonight! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney…
And we’re back, after a(nother) week off! What do we have to show for it? Tune is as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they review: Steve’s Supreme Court argument in Briggs — more military…
Well, that’s not quite what the President said. It was something about American companies and trade with China, not you and your podcast app. And IEEPA can’t be used to make anyone listen to this podcast, we…
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…
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…
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…
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…