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Episode 214: What Month Is This Anyway? from 2022-02-01T19:05:49
We are back, and even though one of us apparently cannot work this new tech called a "calendar," we're excited to bring a shorter-than-usual episode without having a whole month go by!
Episode 213: Most Likely to Engage in a Seditious Conspiracy from 2022-01-20T00:08:40
Seeing as how 2022 is well underway, it's probably about time we produced a new episode! Tune in for co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they discuss and debate:
* T...
Episode 212: Nakatomi Plaza Holiday Office Party Edition from 2021-12-17T20:49:52
Welcome to our official Holiday Office Party, where we mainly just hope things will go smoother than they did for the good people of Nakatomi Corporation in 1988!
In this episo...
Episode 211: Behold, our Q4 episode from 2021-11-09T02:39:23
Ah, well, that took a bit longer than expected! We promise we don't mean to let this become a quarterly show, or even a monthly. Too much national security law for that!
In t...
Episode 210: The Witness Who Became a Meme from 2021-10-06T02:54:56
What's that? A new episode? What have these guys been doing all month...
Well, whatever they've been doing all September since Episode 209, Professors Vladeck and Chesney are...
Episode 209: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11 from 2021-09-10T22:03:41
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 unlea...
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Episode 208: Afghanistan from 2021-08-16T20:15:36
In this week's episode, we focus on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.
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Episode 207: Pearls Are In the Eye of the Beholder from 2021-08-11T20:58:02
It's been a long summer break for the podcast, but we're back! Tune in today as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate:
* AUMF reform prospects (2001 AUMF in parti...
Episode 206: This Podcast Is Not a State Actor from 2021-07-13T03:23:32
[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file...though I have to admit, it was very entertaining to hear the hosts speaking an octave too low!) We're back with another round of discussion...
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Episode 205: Road Trip! from 2021-06-28T21:13:33
We're back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the country! Tune in for discussion and debate relating to:
* The domestic and i...
Episode 204: [Insert Inscrutable Title Here] from 2021-06-15T00:17:41
Hello from Austin!
We're back with a new episode! Tune in as your co-hosts Professor Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate:
* SCOTUS narrow...
Episode 203: Resistance Is Feudal (aka an interview with CISA’s Eric Goldstein) from 2021-05-24T11:00:41
We are very excited for this week's show, in which we interview Eric Goldstein--the Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at DHS CISA! We had a terrific conversation, with a focus on (1) ...
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Episode 202: Back in Steve’s Office from 2021-05-20T20:15:14
Recording episode 202 was something of a milestone for us, because we met in Steve's office for an in-person recording for the first time since Before. Wow! We're grateful to be back in the "stud...
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Episode 201: Revels, Revolts, and Reduxes…Part Deux from 2021-05-07T04:00:45
Our latest episode is shorter than normal because...well, we recorded most of it and then lost the file. Suffice to say we were a bit tired by the time the re-recording was done! Or maybe we're b...
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Episode 200: 5% of the Way to Episode 4000! from 2021-04-20T13:54:55
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 implicat...
Episode 199: Why Is There No SJA Aboard the Starship Enterprise? from 2021-04-13T03:23:20
In this week's episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate:
* The proposed Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (and DOJ's January 2021 response to an e...
Episode 198: What Tattoo Should Steve Get? from 2021-04-05T21:17:54
Welcome back! This week your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate:
* The PCLOB's report on Executive Order 12,333
* The government's decis...
Episode 197: Statler and Waldorf from 2021-03-26T19:50:55
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 c...
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Episode 196: Good…and Terrible! from 2021-03-10T04:07:16
An extra-fun episode because we have an extra person with us tonight: Texas Law 3L Jake Bishop, our special guest host! Jake, thanks for joining in the fun!
Tune in, as Jake a...
Episode 195: Sparkly Rainbow Snowboots! from 2021-03-03T04:01:49
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 ...
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Episode 194: This Podcast Is Integrity-Curious from 2021-02-11T03:42:25
We had great fun recording this one, thanks to special guest Greg Gisvold (consultant and senior fellow with the Rule of Law Collaborative at the University of South Carolina) is the winner of a re...
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Episode 193: ‘Tis Better to Have Impeached and Lost … from 2021-02-04T04:04:34
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss
* The proposition that the First Amendment (particularly the Brandenburg rule) might matter for the...
Episode 192: So…What Do We Do Now? from 2021-01-22T04:46:26
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 administrat...
Episode 191: The Biggest Fiasco of Them All from 2021-01-13T03:56:04
We're back with further discussion of the insurrection:
* Is it constitutional for the Senate to carry on with trial of an Article of Impeachment if the impeached official is...
Episode 190: Day of Infamy from 2021-01-07T04:30:47
Today was a national tragedy of the first order. Tonight we discuss:
* the many crimes that definitely were committed, and certain other crimes -- particularly seditious cons...
Episode 189: Merry New Year! from 2021-01-01T03:44:29
How about a surprise mini-episode on New Year's Eve??? Sure, why not! Tune in for...well, not much. We just wanted to say hi, happy new year, thanks for being listeners, and 2020-Don't-Let-The-D...
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Episode 188: Not *That* Enterprise from 2020-12-22T21:04:39
Hello from Austin, home of SolarWinds and CyberTrucks! [ed. note: uh, no. Let's go with home of bbq and tacos instead] We're back with another round of discussion and debate with Professors Stev...
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Episode 187: Trumplandia in the Twilight from 2020-12-16T03:44:03
Hey, we're back on our weekly schedule! How 'bout that...now we'll probably skip the next three, but hey, until then, we've got a quite a show, not to mention the launch of our holiday charity dri...
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Episode 186: Jumping the Kraken! from 2020-12-08T20:15:25
It's National Safe Harbor day (for all you Electoral College enthusiasts), and we're here to celebrate with a new show. Join for spirited but respectful debate between Professors Chesney and Vlade...
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Episode 185: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing from 2020-11-30T22:31:11
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 Admin...
Episode 184: Make Rule 11 Great Again! from 2020-11-11T22:52:11
In this week's episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate:
* The array of firings and appointments of senior Defense Department officials
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Episode 183: It’s Late, and We’re Loopy from 2020-11-06T05:37:16
We are back, but alas we're here to talk about the election! If you were hoping for a national security-focused escape from the election, well, we'll make it up to you soon)!
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Episode 182: This Podcast Will Keep Going Until They Come For Us! from 2020-10-22T02:30:43
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 argumen...
Episode 181: This Podcast Has Lots of Jitter from 2020-10-08T20:31:29
They may or may not have more presidential debates, but you'll always at least have us! Tune in for this week's episode as Professors Chesney and Vladeck review the latest national security law de...
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Episode 180: This Podcast Really Should Be Weekly… from 2020-09-29T20:05:38
We're not a biweekly show, we promise! It just seems that way sometimes...like this week, when we are bringing you:
* Discussing the passing of Justice Ginsburg and potentia...
Episode 179: This Podcast Is “Considerably Recalibrated” from 2020-09-16T03:04:54
So we took a week off without warning because, you know, 2020. But we're back, and we sure don't lack for things to discuss and debate! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney weigh i...
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Episode 178: What Would Robert Jackson Do? from 2020-08-31T16:53:19
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 deb...
Episode 177: This Podcast Does Not Have a Navy from 2020-08-21T16:41:49
We are back with a new episode, bringing you respectful disagreements and discussion--not to mention heaps of frivolity--about the latest national security law news. This week, co-hosts Steve Vlad...
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Episode 176: This Podcast Won’t Play Football This Fall from 2020-08-10T19:11:54
We were out last week...what'd we miss?
Oh.
So, there was much we could have covered this week, but we decided to focus on these three:
Episode 175: The President Has No Authority to Delay This Podcast from 2020-07-31T03:52:20
We delay this program just fine without his help, thank you very much. Well, I guess you can see what we are leading with this evening. The run-of-show:
* President Trump's...
Episode 174: Portland Trailblazing from 2020-07-21T15:42:08
This week we don't lack for topics, to say the least. Tune in for in-the-weeds discussion of:
* Trumplandia meets Portlandia 1: What's the legal basis for DHS components enga...
Episode 173: This Is John Roberts’s Podcast from 2020-07-10T16:57:33
We're back, with a Supreme-Court focused episode! Tune in for:
* The Supreme Court's twin decisions in the New York grand jury and Congressional subpoena cases
*...
Episode 172: Cleanup on Aisle Trump! from 2020-07-02T20:38:04
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney review and debate the latest national security legal news, including:
* Russian "bounties" on U.S. forces i...
Episode 171: There’s a Spectrum of Corruption from 2020-06-26T03:06:55
We're back with an evening recording, as co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck weigh in on:
* The D.C. Circuit's Mike Flynn ruling, and the likely path ahead
*...
Episode 170: This Podcast Is Not Subject to (Prior) Restraint from 2020-06-19T19:51:35
In the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss:
* Juneteenth, the Emancipation Proclamation, and War ...
Episode 169: Now We’re a Third Amendment Podcast from 2020-06-12T18:54:46
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...
Episode 168: On the Brink with the Insurrection Act from 2020-06-02T04:16:42
Tonight we bring you a special episode, recorded jointly with Ben Wittes as an episode of the Lawfare Podcast. Ben, Bobby, and Steve explore the threatened invocation of the Insurrection Act by Pr...
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Episode 167: Podcast Emergency Action Documents from 2020-05-21T02:49:09
Welcome back to the nerdiest national security law show around! Tune in this week for debate and discussion between Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney regarding:
* Inspector Ge...
Episode 166: This Podcast Has Temporary Absolute Immunity from 2020-05-14T03:25:06
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, after a one-week hiatus! (You can actually watch the recording here, if you need more Zoom i...
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Episode 165: This Podcast Prefers Its Nothing Burgers to Be Medium Rare from 2020-05-02T00:01:52
What a fun episode! Co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck recorded "live" before the Austin Bar Association, as the finale of their day-long Zoom conference. On tap:
* T...
Episode 164: LIBERATE THIS PODCAST! from 2020-04-22T23:40:04
Is this our most-substantive episode ever? No, no it's not. Is it a sign that co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney are going a bit stir crazy? Perhaps so. Does it feature cute cameos from S...
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Episode 163: This Podcast Will Have a Very Powerful Reopening from 2020-04-16T03:26:12
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...
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Episode 162: The Penn Is Mightier Than the Sword! from 2020-04-08T20:24:44
We are "live" from Penn Law today! Thanks to the Penn Law National Security Society, not to mention the magic of Zoom, we recorded today with a virtual audience. Tune in for your co-hosts, Profes...
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Episode 161: This Podcast Was Recorded “Before There Were Privacy Laws” from 2020-04-02T03:23:41
It's not April Fool's trick, we really are back with a new episode covering the latest in national security law news. Watch the video Listen
Episode 160: This Podcast Is Invoking “P”! from 2020-03-27T18:51:37
This is our second lockdown episode, simulcast as a Zoom-based video! If you didn't believe us before about our commitment to production authenticity, well you will if you watch the video version!...
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Episode 159: This Podcast Is Zoom-y! from 2020-03-21T19:19:44
We may be on home lockdown, but that didn't stop us from recording! Thanks to the magic of Zoom, we gathered online to record this episode, and just for kicks we recorded the video while we were a...
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Episode 158: What SCOTUS Can Learn from Franklin Barbecue from 2020-03-11T21:00:41
Are you "working" from home now? Perhaps it's time to take a break and enjoy the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast. In a discussion that takes the goal of let's-not-prepare-too-...
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Episode 157: At Least There Are No Zombies…Yet from 2020-03-04T19:04:06
Back-to-back episodes! After yesterday's interview-focused show, we wanted to get right back into the mix with discussion and debate over the latest national security law news. Tune in for:
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Episode 156: This Podcast Is VUCA! from 2020-03-03T19:42:53
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 co...
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Episode 155: This Podcast Is Not Wearing a Facemask (But It Did Wash Its Hands) from 2020-02-26T18:35:48
This week in the wild world of national security law, your co-hosts Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate:
* The prospects for legislative change to FISA (the For...
Episode 154: This Podcast Is Not Just a “Piece of Metal” from 2020-02-19T19:08:49
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate:
* The U.S. government's formal statement to Congress on the legal rationale for its air...
Episode 153: This Podcast Has All the Elsas (But No Eminem) from 2020-02-12T18:54:45
And we're back, with a fresh episode at last. Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate the latest national security law developments. This week they cover:
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Episode 152: John Bolton Is Welcome to Testify on this Podcast from 2020-01-29T18:25:32
After a wholly-frivolous episode last week, we are back with...well...a slightly-frivolous episode this week. Tune in as your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney review and debate:
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Episode 151: This Podcast Deserves (at Least) One Vote for the Hall of Fame from 2020-01-22T23:12:53
Oh heavens, what were they thinking? This week on the National Security Law Podcast, your hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney bring you...well, not a single second of national security law talk....
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Episode 150: This Podcast Can’t Spell Sesquicenteninial! from 2020-01-16T21:10:04
It's episode 150, and to celebrate we have a special guest: The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Christopher Krebs! That's right, we've got all the cybers t...
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Episode 149: This Podcast Will Not Serve as a Notification to Anyone About Anything from 2020-01-06T16:41:11
Not surprisingly, this weeks episode focuses entirely on the set of legal and policy questions raised by the airstrike that killed, among other, the Iranian general Qassim Soleimani in Iraq. But o...
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Episode 148: This Podcast Is “Thug #7” from 2019-12-18T19:03:39
Tired of watching the impeachment? Turn away from your monitor/tv, put in your earbuds, and go for a nice walk while listening to the latest National Security Law Podcast! This week we have Profe...
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Episode 147: Sometimes You Get a Donald J. Trump from 2019-12-10T19:24:09
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week we discuss:
* The two Articles of Impeachment
* The Inspector General's Report on the origins and co...
Episode 146: What’s In Your Wallet? A Subpoena! from 2019-12-04T17:56:35
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney debate and discuss the week's national security law news, including:
* Trumpland...
Episode 145: The Meh-mometer Is Stuck at Meh from 2019-11-26T22:59:40
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:
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Episode 144: Lawful But Awful from 2019-11-20T20:42:42
Episode 144 is here! It was no easy task to sort out which topics to discuss this week, but in the end the Trumplandia segment prevailed over almost all the others. The end result? Tune in to hea...
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Episode 143: We won an award?!? from 2019-11-13T18:44:52
When you are done watching the impeachment hearings and just can't take it anymore, it's time to open up a can of ... National Security Law Podcast! For your happy hour or other occasions, we've g...
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Episode 142: We’ve Got Company! from 2019-11-09T05:49:25
What fun! We recorded this one in front of a large live audience at the Annual Review of the Field conference run by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security, and we did it as a joi...
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Episode 141: The House Has Voted to Authorize This Podcast from 2019-10-30T17:20:07
Granted, it's not Days of Future Past, but our episode 141 is still pretty good! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate:
* The al-Baghdadi raid (and mi...
Episode 140: We Almost Tried Hard! from 2019-10-23T17:21:27
We've got a short one this week, but also we didn't plan or prep much, so we have that going for us!
Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss the 2nd Circuit oral argu...
Episode 139: Hello from Austin…Hall? from 2019-10-17T23:34:27
We recorded today before a live audience in Austin! Austin Hall, that is, on the campus of Harvard Law School! Special thanks to Matt Morris and the great students of the Harvard National Security...
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Episode 138: “That’s Nobody’s Business But the Turks” from 2019-10-09T18:42:14
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...
Episode 137: Do Us a Favor Though Because This Podcast Has Been Through a Lot from 2019-09-26T19:25:40
So, you'll never guess what we're going to talk about in this week's episode.
[Editor's note: Guys, you can't just say that and then put in no further details in these shownote...
Episode 136: This Podcast Needs a Reboot! from 2019-09-18T18:50:26
And we're back, with a lot of news to cover! Tune in for discussion and (respectful) debate with our cohosts, Professors Vladeck and Chesney, as the review:
* Is it proper f...
Episode 135: Do You Hear the Podcast Sing from 2019-09-11T16:54:21
Tune in to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast as your co-hosts Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate:
* On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 a...
Episode 134: A Very Brady Episode from 2019-09-04T21:05:07
And we are back with more discussion and debate of the latest national security legal news! Tune in for cohosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they take up:
* Domestic te...
Episode 133: You Are “Hereby Ordered” To Listen To This Podcast from 2019-08-28T18:13:10
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...
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Episode 132: On the Way to Greenland! from 2019-08-20T18:21:48
And we are back with more debate and discussion concerning the latest national security and law news! In this week's episode, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck explore:
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Episode 131: El Paso and Domestic Terrorism from 2019-08-06T17:02:01
This week's episode features an extended discussion of domestic terrorism as a legal category and as a policy category, in light of the attack in El Paso. Among other aspects, we discuss:
Episode 130: In Case of Vacancy, Who Becomes Our Acting Podcast Host? from 2019-07-31T21:19:11
And we're back with a new episode, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discussing and debating the latest national security law news (and, let's face it, engaging in *lots* of digressions...
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Episode 129: This Is Quite the War Powers Podcast from 2019-07-24T17:21:41
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 ...
Episode 128: Now Witness the Power of this Fully Armed and Operational [PCLOB]! from 2019-07-17T21:08:20
For our latest episode, we offer you NSL Podcast Mad Libs in lieu of show notes!
We're back after a __ [number]-week break, and there have been some ____ [noun] security law de...
Episode 127: It’s Bobby Bonilla Day! from 2019-07-01T19:48
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, where co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck cross-swords with courtesy and nerdistry while reviewing the latest national security legal news (a...
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Episode 126: Sometimes, “Nothing” Is Important from 2019-06-26T21:29:48
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 ...
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Episode 125: Worst of Both Worlds from 2019-06-18T18:19:50
We are back with the latest national security law news, with your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney explaining, debating, and--let's face it--geeking out. This week we've got:
Episode 124: Who’s Ron Swanson?!? from 2019-06-13T19:41:59
And we are back, after a one-week hiatus, with loads of national security law debate and discussion, not to mention some Grade B frivolity!
On tap for Professors Vladeck and Ch...
Episode 123: Our Gym Was Named for the Espionage Act Guy??? from 2019-05-28T20:34:24
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:
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Episode 122: That Didn’t Fly for Buchanan… from 2019-05-21T19:05:11
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 attem...
Episode 121: The Persian Gulf of Tonkin from 2019-05-15T19:30:32
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 con...
Episode 120: Bran, Bron, What’s the Difference? from 2019-05-07T19:41:12
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 subp...
Episode 119: This Podcast Is Dark and Full of Spoilers from 2019-04-30T20:02:47
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
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Episode 118: Steve Targaryen, First of His Name from 2019-04-17T22:09:12
This week we debate three timely topics:
* Al Nashiri Part 7,146: the D.C. Circuit has issued a unanimous ruling slamming former Judge Spath for failing to disclose a manifes...
Episode 117: Y’all Got Designated from 2019-04-13T18:14:27
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 consp...
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Episode 116: This Podcast Can Only Be Detained for Six Months from 2019-04-02T19:57:36
Join us as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate the latest national security law news! This week we've got:
* The Adham Hassoun case: Can the government hold a ...
Episode 115: This Podcast Does Not Have a Grandparent Born in Ireland from 2019-03-25T19:57:04
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 t...
Episode 114: Manafortnite from 2019-03-13T22:00:11
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...
Episode 113 – 702 : Madison :: 215 : Hamilton from 2019-03-06T21:00:49
So much to debate, so little time! Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney plow through a host of recent (and not-so-recent) events in the world of national security law:
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Episode 112: And the Oscar Goes To…NSL Podcast! from 2019-02-26T23:01:48
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, inclu...
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Episode 111: This National Emergency Podcast Requires the Use of the Armed Forces from 2019-02-19T21:06:51
Ready to dive deep, way deep, into the president's national emergency declaration and the resulting lawsuits? We've got you covered. Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney tease out and debate...
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Episode 110: This Podcast Is Not Subject to Military Jurisdiction from 2019-02-12T21:29:16
Your favorite weekly show combining serious debate about the latest national security legal developments with a healthy dose of frivolity is back! [ed. note: this is the only show like that, so you...
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Episode 109: The State of the Podcast Is Strong! from 2019-02-06T20:29:40
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we've got:
* A heavy pace of airstrikes against al Shabaab targets in Somalia
* Ruminations on declining media att...
Episode 108: Is It Arnold Palmer or Iced Tea-Lemonade? from 2019-01-30T23:30:45
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
Episode 107: Clearly Right, Once Again from 2019-01-22T21:24:43
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Where else can you get both a preview of a looming surveillance law debate *and* a fine-grained debate about how best for the NFL to address blow...
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Episode 106: Schools Out For Summer from 2019-01-14T19:52:41
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are joined by Michel Paradis (lead counsel for the defense in the al-Nashiri military commission case) and C...
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Episode 105: That Doesn’t Mean You Do It Stupid! from 2019-01-07T17:33:18
If your New Year's Resolution involves finding a podcast exploring the legal aspects of major national security events and institutions, we are here to help! Start of 2019 the right way with our f...
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Episode 104: This Podcast Is a State Secret from 2018-12-18T16:10:32
Deep-dive alert!
That's right, we are closing out 2018 with a deep-dive episode on the State Secrets Privilege. From Totten to Reynolds and on to the present day, you'll want t...
Episode 103: This Podcast Should Be Dis-BARRed from 2018-12-11T17:33:57
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? W...
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Episode 102: This Podcast Is Bowl-Eligible from 2018-12-05T20:28:21
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:
Episode 101: “To me, [this podcast] is perfect” from 2018-11-27T17:41:15
And we're back, full of turkey and much else besides! We hope you all had a restful and grateful Thanksgiving (or, for our non-American listeners, that you had a wonderful ordinary work week), and...
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Episode 100! Trumplandia: If I Did It… from 2018-11-14T23:51:33
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 t...
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Episode 99: The Deepest Dive: Surveillance, Section 702, and Section 215 from 2018-11-06T18:29:54
This week we've got the concluding episode in our trilogy of deep dives exploring the history and evolution of our foreign-intelligence collection legal architecture (see Listen
Episode 98: That’s What Leadership Looks Like from 2018-10-30T16:25:59
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 choic...
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Episode 97: FISA Part Deux (A Deeper Dive) from 2018-10-26T16:39:07
Aaaaand we're back! Yesterday we posted the first in a series of Deep Dive episodes on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, covering the origins and early-evolution of the Foreign Intelligen...
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Episode 96: A Deep Dive into…the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act from 2018-10-25T18:53:41
Welcome to part 1 of a 2-part deep-dive series concerning FISA! In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck begin with the history and context leading up to the creation of the Foreign Intelli...
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Episode 95: Not Everybody Be DPH’ing! from 2018-10-16T16:45:28
Welcome to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We're back with our usual mix of discussion and debate about the most-interesting legal developments relating to national securi...
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Episode 94: The Enemy of My Friend Is My Enemy from 2018-10-11T03:17:45
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-def...
Episode 93: Is This a Buddy Podcast? from 2018-10-02T16:18:33
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 mu...
Episode 92: Have Fun Storming the Castle! from 2018-09-26T02:49:28
And we're back! Tonight's episode features:
* SCOTUS preview: though many have missed it, SCOTUS is in fact back in session very soon, and we have a preview of security-rela...
Episode 91: A Deep Dive Into the History of Military Commissions from 2018-09-18T17:47:19
There's no shortage of news this week, but comparatively little of it is national security law news, and so we are back with a fresh deep dive episode. For better or worse, it's our longest episod...
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Episode 90: What’d I Miss? from 2018-09-13T03:30:14
Well, would you look at that: your hosts are back in town at the same time at last, and they've got a fresh episode covering some of the major national security legal developments of the past coupl...
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Episode 89: A Deep Dive into the Steel Seizure Case (Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer) from 2018-09-04T11:15:08
And we are back...with a second-consecutive deep-dive episode. This week, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore the iconic 1952 decision of the Supreme Court in Listen
Episode 88: A Deep Dive into the Anwar al-Awlaki Case(s) from 2018-08-28T11:15
We are back this week with a new "deep dive" episode, this time focused on the issues raised by the U.S. government's use of lethal force against Anwar al-Awlaki--a U.S. citizen who became a key fi...
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Episode 87: The D.C. Circuit Ain’t Inquorate from 2018-08-21T15:21:01
And we're back, with much to discuss in the wacky world of national security law. Join Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they wrestle with:
* A *huge* ruling by ...
Episode 86: This Episode Was Not Recorded in the Situation Room! from 2018-08-14T21:22:47
We are back with review and analysis of the latest national security law developments, hot on the heels of last week's deep-dive episode. We'll have another deep dive soon, but for now it's back t...
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Episode 85: Party Like It’s June 28, 2004! from 2018-08-07T16:19:23
It had to happen sooner or later: an actual slow week for national security law! Ugh! Well, time to make lemonade from the lemons. A slow week in NSL news means that we can take a run at a forma...
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Episode 84: Happily, We Found Someone Who Knows What They’re Talking About! from 2018-08-01T21:34:59
We are very excited to have a special guest this week: the one and only Amy Jeffress! Join us as Amy, Steve, and Bobby discuss:...
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Episode 83: [Steve] Is the Kiss of Death from 2018-07-25T18:30:15
Welcome to the latest National Security Law Podcast episode. Though Steve and Bobby both have been moonlighting (Listen
Episode 82: Helsinki…Sweden! from 2018-07-17T15:43:08
Another busy week for the National Security Law Podcast! Buckle up for:
* "The Press Conference" and its aftermath - Your co-hosts agree that it was a fiasco, but they disag...
Episode 81: The Road to 10,000 from 2018-07-09T21:22:10
We're back after a one-week layoff! No SCOTUS announcement yet, alas, but we do have this to offer:
* Doe v. Mattis and the upcoming hearing on the government's plan to rele...
Ep.80: SCOTUS-palooza from 2018-06-27T21:28:07
Hot on the heels of the Kennedy retirement announcement, we've got our special Supreme Court finale episode! This is the show for you if you would enjoy detailed and amicable debate and discussion...
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Episode 79: It’s a Girl! from 2018-06-20T19:43:08
Before getting into the run of this week's show: Congratulations to Steve and Karen on the birth of their daughter!!!
Meanwhile, in the wild wacky world of national security la...
Episode 78: Live from Singapore, Malaysia (?!?) from 2018-06-12T17:10:42
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:
*...
Episode 77: Pardon Me? from 2018-06-05T18:12:18
Hello friends, and welcome back to the latest episode! Last week was a bit quiet, but things are heating up. This week we review and debate:
* War Powers: This week saw th...
Episode 76: The Valley of Ignorance from 2018-05-30T21:22:47
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 parti...
Episode 75: I Hereby Demand, & Tomorrow Will Officially Order, That You Listen to This Podcast from 2018-05-22T17:02:20
Never a slow week in this business...
This week we've got breakdowns and debates over some familiar topics:
* Military Commissions: The convoluted procee...
Episode 74: We’re Spending It On Barbecue! from 2018-05-15T18:54
Spring classes may be over, but national security legal news hasn't slowed down one bit. This week, Professors Chesney and Vladeck wrestle with the following:
* The D.C. Cir...
Episode 73: The Penumbras of the Category from 2018-05-08T16:37:23
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate the following:
* Doe v. Mattis: The D.C. Circuit has affirmed...
Episode 72: This Podcast Was Recorded Before, On, or After 9/11 from 2018-05-01T18:16:49
No shortage of topics this week. Join us as Professors Chesney and Vladeck debate and discuss:
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Episode 71: Everyone Knows It Is Saudi Arabia!!! from 2018-04-24T17:44:20
We have much to discuss in the world of national security and law this week, including but not limited to the worst-kept secret in the world. And we have some grade-A frivolity if you are able to s...
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(Bonus Episode) Ep.70: The Corker-Kaine AUMF from 2018-04-17T16:52:39
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 Sen...
Episode 69: Friday Was Quite a Month from 2018-04-16T15:37:25
In light of the amazing developments last Friday, we decided to move the show up to today. Tune in for discussion of five things that happened just that one day:
* A deep di...
Episode 68: This Podcast Is Not Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege from 2018-04-10T17:09:08
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 att...
Episode 67: CTRL-F Redaction Fail from 2018-04-03T16:16:46
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney review the following recent developments:
* A drone strike against AQIM targets ...
Episode 66: Can You DIG It? from 2018-03-27T16:00:42
Welcome back for another episode of the National Security Law Podcast, with Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney. It has been another not-at-all slow week. On tap for today:
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Episode 65: Caging a Tiger from 2018-03-21T16:04:36
With apologies for short shownotes, here are the headlines for this week's NSL Podcast:
* The McCabe firing
* The prospect of legislation permitting judicial revi...
Episode 64: Beware the Ides of CFIUS! from 2018-03-15T16:58:19
So there you are on the beach for spring break, drink in hand and headphones on. Time for some...National Security Law Podcast! We're back with a special midweek episode because, well, we'll neve...
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Episode 63: Mueller Is the Only Vulcan in the Room from 2018-03-12T11:30:36
Out on spring break but still listening to the podcast? We love it! Actually, your hosts Professors Chesney and Vladeck are out on spring break too, but before they left town they sat down to rec...
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Episode 62: Wait–We Have to Talk About GATT?!? from 2018-03-05T12:36:51
It's not every week on this show that we get to talk about the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the Listen
Episode 61: Judge Pohl Says: “Hold My Beer” from 2018-02-27T17:45:04
No shortage of topics this week, but then again there was no shortage last week, or before that, or...ever. So, what's on tap? Tune in to hear Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore:
Episode 60: TL;DL – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things from 2018-02-21T22:05:33
An over-long episode with a short title to reflect a very busy--and somewhat bizarre--eight day stretch in the wide world of national security law. This week, your hosts Professors Chesney and Vla...
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Episode 59: Share the Cookies from 2018-02-13T21:36:03
We don't lack for topics this week! In today's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney eat a number of cookies while talking about the following:
* Rachel Brand steps down a...
Episode 58: Is It Treason Not to Clap For This Podcast? from 2018-02-06T21:12:30
Sorry that football season is over? Lucky for you, the National Security Law Podcast has no offseason! And lucky for your co-hosts, the world keeps generating new topics for conversation and deba...
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Episode 57: About that #Mehmo (Special Edition on the Nunes Memo Release) from 2018-02-02T22:16:38
President Trump has declassified the Nunes Memo and it now is available to the public. Your hosts--Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve ...
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Episode 56: The State of the Uniom Is…ExStravagant! from 2018-01-30T18:42:37
You might not want to watch the State of the Union tonight, but don't miss this episode of the podcast! This week we cover:
* The missing Russia sanctions? A statute enacted...
Episode 55: #ReleaseThePodcast from 2018-01-23T21:19:27
Happy anniversary, y'all! It's been one full year since we launched this podcast, and we are very grateful for all our listeners. Here's hoping there is *less* to discuss in our second year!
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Ep. 54: Family Ties or Family Matters? from 2018-01-17T23:35:57
And we're back, with another weekly dose of national security legal news and analysis. Fresh off the stove this week we have:
* Dalmazzi - Steve is just returned from his fi...
Episode 53: Tanks, Bombs, Bombs, and Guns from 2018-01-09T22:01:31
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on three sets of issues under the national security law heading:
* ACLU v. Mattis (the US citizen enemy combatant ...
Episode 52: Trump Derangement Syndrome or a Distraction from the Forever War? from 2018-01-03T17:51:03
Merry New Year!
2018 is underway, but in today's episode we are looking back at 2017. More specifically, we are looking back to predictions made in early 2017 regarding the ch...
Episode 51: Temporary, Immediate, and Unmonitored Access to this Podcast from 2017-12-27T17:13:21
Well, 2017 is almost done. No doubt there are a few more kicks-in-the-pants on the way before it's all said and done, but hey, we can at least offer you one final episode of this podcast! So, you...
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Episode 50: The Big Chill from 2017-12-19T19:57:07
Are your other podcasts letting you down by taking a holiday break? Never fear, National Security Law Podcast is here! With two host who would much rather be podcasting than grading exams, you are...
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Episode 49: Around the Horn With Interrogation, Detention, Prosecution, and Targeting from 2017-12-12T18:00:19
In this week's episode, Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney pick up the thread on a handful of familiar issues, and introduce a few new ones as well.
* Interrogation: ...
Episode 48: The Logan Act: Not Just Another Hugh Jackman Movie from 2017-12-05T20:53:40
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck catch up with a number of 2017's most-persistent national security law sagas.
For starters, there's the indictment and pl...
Episode 47: Donuts and Depth Charges from 2017-11-28T18:49:12
And...they're back! Fresh off of Thanksgiving, Professors Chesney and Vladeck are (all too) fired up to discuss the latest national security law news (not to mention a bunch of stuff that just isn...
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Episode 46: The $15 Million Dollar Man from 2017-11-16T03:20:50
In this week's episode, your devoted hosts dig into a bonanza of national security law odds-and-ends.
First up is an en banc decision by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C...
Episode 45: An Inter-Jurisdictional Cluster-You-Know-What? from 2017-11-07T18:03:26
Has it only been a week? Yeesh. Well, we are back! In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney focus on three topics:
* The Mueller investigation and the prospect that...
Episode 44: Interrogation, Prosecution, and Detention Issues in the Wake of the NYC Attack from 2017-11-01T18:42:57
We are back, one day after dropping episode 43, with an emergency podcast discussion the legal consequences of the horrific attack that occurred in New York City yesterday. The need for the podcas...
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Episode 43: Unseal this Podcast! from 2017-10-31T19:19:55
It's been a busy week in national security law! In Episode 43, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on:
* Mueller-Time: Indictments against Manafort and Gates, and an even-mo...
Episode 42: The Magic Bullet Travel Ban(d) from 2017-10-24T19:26:33
This week Professors Chesney and Vladeck start with a close look at Smith v. Trump, a case that seeks a judicial ruling on whether the Islamic State really falls within the scope of the 2001 AUMF. ...
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Episode 41: Han Shot First from 2017-10-17T21:39:53
If you were unsure about whether your hosts are geeks, this episode will help settle the question. But before we get to what Professors Chesney and Vladeck think they know but don't really, here's...
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Episode 40: It’s a Conspiracy from 2017-10-10T21:05:09
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck zero in on four recent developments involving law and national security.
First, they explore the Supreme Court's decision...
Episode 39: It Is More Likely Than Not That Our FARRA Discussion Will Bore You from 2017-10-04T17:05:29
If you have ever wondered what statutes, constitutional principles, and judicial precedents come into play when the U.S. government contemplates transferring an American citizen from our military c...
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Episode 38: How Did We Get Through This One Without Saying “Posse Comitatus”? from 2017-09-27T17:01:07
Seriously, how did they manage not to say "posse comitatus" during this episode? Sigh. In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney do talk at length about various legal issues raised b...
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Episode 37: Enemy Combatants, Agents of Foreign Powers from 2017-09-19T19:03:01
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore three big national security law developments from the past few days.
First up: the news that the FISC, on two sep...
Episode 36: NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell on Section 702 from 2017-09-14T17:24:14
We have a special treat in this off-cycle episode! NSA GC Glenn Gerstell is in Austin to speak to our students here at UT, and (no doubt against his better judgment) he agreed to sit for an interv...
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Episode 35: Will This Be the Year of Military Courts at the Supreme Court? from 2017-09-12T21:38:37
Will this year's Supreme Court term be packed with cases relating to military courts? In this week's show, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore the possibility. The Supreme Court currently has ...
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Episode 34: January 2019 as the Start of the 9/11 Trial: Over/Under? from 2017-09-05T20:49:24
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck spend time with three legal topics (before spiraling off into some ill-informed commentary on the college football season). First, building off a...
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Episode 33: How About a Presidential Pardon…For This Episode from 2017-08-30T16:50:50
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take advantage of a relatively quiet week for national security law developments in order to range across a number of topics. Being in Texas, ...
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Episode 32: Back to the Future…of Afghanistan and GTMO? from 2017-08-22T20:06:13
Never a dull moment in 2017. In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney take on four topics (well, four relevant topics...do try to stay with them past their musings on home runs at th...
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Episode 31: We Were Not Mirandized Until Halfway Through This Podcast from 2017-08-16T22:30:15
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck make a whole series of blatantly un-Mirandized statements about some of the latest national security law developments. First, they take up a ...
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Episode 30: Don’t Pop the Accountability Champagne Quite Yet from 2017-08-08T20:49:10
In this bizarrely-titled episode (ok, they pretty much all have bizarre titles, Professors Vladeck and Chesney take on four national security law developments from the past week. First, they explor...
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Episode 29: Military Commissions, Military Officers in the Cabinet, the Laws of War, and More from 2017-08-01T20:43:36
This week's episode certainly has a military theme. Professors Chesney and Vladeck start off with a surprisingly (or is it disturbingly?) lengthy discussion of the writ of mandamus litigation curr...
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Episode 28: The North Remembers…the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998??? from 2017-07-25T21:08:43
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck focus on two subjects: the extradition of Ali Damache and what it might portend for Trump administration counterterrorism policy, and the slat...
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Episode 27: The AUMF: All You Ever Wanted to Know (and Plenty You Didn’t) from 2017-07-17T10:00:29
Want a thorough backgrounder on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force? This is the episode for you. (This also...
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Episode 26: The Impenetrable Podcast Unit from 2017-07-11T20:21:28
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck focus on three sets of issues. First, they explore the D.C. Circuit's June 30th ruling in Listen
Episode 25: So Much National Security Law News…We’ve Reached Our Limitrophe from 2017-06-28T17:55:33
Had you seen the word "limitrophe" before Justice Breyer used it in his dissent in Herndandez v. Mesa? Neither had Professors Vladeck and Chesney, but that doesn't stop them from exploring the Supr...
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Episode 24: An AUMF for Westeros? from 2017-06-20T16:52:42
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Ziglar v. Abbasi in more detail than you could possibly want. What's that one even about, you ask?Damages...
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Episode 23: She Could Be the Ruckelshaus to Rosenstein’s Richardson from 2017-06-13T19:50:33
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come up with a tongue-twister of a title while exploring the legal fallout from the Comey testimony last week, including discussions of (1) whether C...
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Episode 22: A Dose of Reality from 2017-06-06T20:18:56
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck have a full plate. The arrest of a contractor named Reality Winner (for having stolen classified information relating to Russian efforts to hack a v...
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Episode 21: A Military Commissions Deep Dive from 2017-05-31T13:31:04
This episode is a bit different than normal. Instead of tearing through the latest developments in the wide world of national security law, Professors Vladeck and Chesney instead provide a deep-di...
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Episode 20: The Executive Branch’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Week in Court from 2017-05-25T21:35:05
It has only been a few days since Episode 19, but Steve and Bobby are worried that fellow national security law geeks won't have enough @nslpodcast to enjoy during long Memorial Day Weekend roadtri...
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Episode 19: Inherent Contempt Works Better With a Congressional Jail from 2017-05-22T21:37:41
School's out for summer...but the National Security Law Podcast keeps trucking along. In Episode 19, we find that the suddenly-student-less professors have used their newfound free time to...wait ...
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Episode 18: Disclosing Secrets to the Russians Makes Me WannaCry from 2017-05-16T03:19:40
The guys came back to the office tonight for a rare evening recording session, inspired by a combination of hot-off-the-presses news about the president talking out of turn to the Russians, lack of...
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Episode 17: On the Firing of Jim Comey from 2017-05-10T17:03:53
Yes Episode 16 just dropped yesterday, but given the firing of Jim Comey we felt duty bound to get back to the microphones ASAP. And so here you will find Bobby and Steve reviewing and debating th...
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Episode 16: Authorizing Force Against the Islamic State from 2017-05-09T21:24:09
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney walk listeners through a recent proposal by Rep. Adam Schiff to replace the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs with a new "consolidated" AUMF that would explicitly ...
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Episode 15: Skirmishes in the Surveillance Wars from 2017-05-03T22:00:22
In this surveillance-heavy episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dig into a raft of news about foreign-intelligence collection authorities. They open with an overview of how Section 702 collecti...
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Episode 14: Potential Assange Charges, and More From Some Island in the Pacific from 2017-04-26T00:45:19
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck run through the array of potential criminal charges against Julian Assange and Wikileaks (in light of recent rumblings that DOJ has revived that poss...
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Episode 13: This Podcast Did Not Go Through the VEP But We Are Releasing It Anyway from 2017-04-19T22:47:04
Listeners who are tired of listening to just Professors Vladeck and Chesney on this show can take heart! This week they are joined by special guest Matt Tait, better known online as Pwn All the Th...
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Episode 12: R2P From Above? The Shayrat Airfield Strike and More from 2017-04-11T15:50:18
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck go deep into the weeds regarding the legal issues raised by President Trump's decision to launch missiles at the Shayrat Airfield in Syria, in the wa...
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Episode 11: All of This Has Happened Before, and Will Happen Again from 2017-04-05T22:34:40
In today's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come to grips yet again with surveillance law and policy issues thanks to the ever-fascinating Trump/Russia story, this time accounting for the Pr...
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Episode 10: Is This Podcast Cert-Worthy? from 2017-03-29T22:20:39
In this hour-long episode, Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney open by unpacking the ins-and-outs of two Guantanamo military commissions cases currently seeking Supreme Court review: the al-...
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Episode 9: [USperson 1] and [USperson 2] Discuss [Redacted] from 2017-03-24T15:19:52
In this episode, [USperson 1] and [USperson 2] discuss whether the law was violated by [USperson 3] when [he/she] spoke to [USpersons 4-17] about alleged surveillance of [USperson 18] or perhaps va...
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Episode 8: March Madness from 2017-03-17T20:55:10
Episode 8 (about 58 minutes long) finds Professors Vladeck and Chesney discussing the legal, policy, and institutional issues raised by reports that President Trump has authorized CIA to resume con...
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Episode 7: The Less Prep the Better from 2017-03-08T23:26:55
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck live up to their new motto (see the episode title) by wading into the confusion surrounding a pair of recent presidential claims with significant nat...
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Episode 6: A Sessions Session from 2017-03-02T20:55:59
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney get into the weeds of the controversy surrounding the statements Attorney General Sessions made during his confirmation process concerning contacts w...
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Episode 5: Does this Podcast Apply Extraterritorially? from 2017-02-21T22:52:27
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck consider whether the Supreme Court is poised to use a border-shooting case (Hernandez v. Mesa) to expand Fourth or Fifth Amendment rights for non-cit...
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Episode 4: A New Hope from 2017-02-16T02:29:27
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come to grips with a number of legal issues raised by the Mike Flynn story. What the heck is the Logan Act and was it perhaps violated? What about ...
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Episode 3: Sometimes an Executive Order Is Really Just…An Invitation to Talk about AUMFs and Habeas Corpus from 2017-02-09T00:08:48
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dive deep into the latest iteration of the Trump Administration’s draft executive order on military detention, Guantanamo, and the Islamic State, a t...
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Episode 2: If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial… from 2017-01-31T16:40:41
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney focus on two major developments: the Trump Administration’s sudden decision to suspend entry into the United States for persons hailing from seven co...
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Episode 1: What the World Needs Now Is a New Podcast from 2017-01-25T16:34:59
In the first episode, Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck walk listeners through some of the key issues raised by an alleged draft executive order on interrogation, detention, and prosecutio...
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