Hello, is this thing on? Check one, check two...testing, testing. We're good? Alright alright alright...It's been 100 days between shows. Thought maybe the world might be calmer if we waited a bit, but no such luck! We are, however, very

Episode 244: Not Our 30th Episode of 2023

Dec 23rd, 2023 1h 11m

Barring an unlikely spate of more than a dozen episodes happening over the next week, it sure looks like Steve has won his bet with Bobby, for this marks the 16th episode of 2023. Ouch, that's not even *close* to the 30-show target! But tune

Episode 243: Boiled Froggy Water Under the Bridge

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 19m

Two months between episodes? Looks like someone will be buying Steve a dinner at the conclusion of 2023 (barring a pivot to posting new episodes every day).As for what is on tap in episode 243:Israel and Gaza: a review of key internation

Episode 242: A Rule of Law (and Punctuation) Free Episode!

Sep 29th, 2023

Sorry about accidentally taking the whole month off, but we're back with a classic: tune in for the 9/11 case warm-up, and stick around for 45 minutes of wrangling over the PCLOB Report on Section 702! And, yes, frivolity, always frivolity (wh

Episode 241: Let’s Barbie!

Aug 22nd, 2023 1h 16m

Tune in for the latest, in which we discuss life as a fall 1L, RICO, removal, Nashiri, Bahlul, Shimari, Barbie, and Silo. And if all those names mean something to you...well, you are among the select few, and this pod is for you!

Episode 240: Something Got Released

Aug 8th, 2023 1h 4m

If you are interested in a detailed and careful explanation of the charges at issue in United States v. Trump (the recent indictment of the former president in relation to his effort to overturn the results of the election), the way that the al

Episode 239: We Have Many Tapestries!

Jul 11th, 2023 1h 22m

Well, it's been about a month, so it's good we are finally back with a fresh episode! Tune in as hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney kick the tires on:The New York Times story (per Charlie Savage) on the Biden Administration's October '2

Episode 238: The World Wonders

Jun 12th, 2023 58m 56s

Today's episode focuses on the indictment in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta, S.D. Fla. (23-80101-CR). Co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney walk you through the factual allegations, the crimes charged, the areas where trick

Episode 237: Are You Not Detained???

Apr 25th, 2023 1h 19m

And we're back, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney breaking down the latest national security law news along with much else. This week the spotlight is on the D.C. Circuit's en banc decision in al Hela, which grapples with the appli

Episode 236: Damn the Torpedoes!

Apr 5th, 2023 50m 56s

Good morning! Episode 236 covers:The Trump IndictmentThe Biden Administration's Executive Order on Abusive Commercial SpywareA CENTCOM strike against an IS target in SyriaThe future of private prosecutors?

Episode 235: A Drone Struck

Mar 16th, 2023 1s

We're back with a Spring Break edition, featuring:ICC cases emerging against Russian defendants for (1) removing children from Ukraine to Russia and (2) attacking civilian infrastructureA UK drone strike in Syria, a US drone strike in Ye

Episode 234: Not *That* Linda Hamilton

Feb 23rd, 2023 1h 8m

Are you ready for a DEEP DIVE? We've got an extended conversation today explaining the stakes and anticipating the outcomes in two cases argued in front of SCOTUS this week: Google v. Gonzalez and Twitter v. Taamneh. The cases present questi

Episode 233: This Episode Was (Not) Written by ChatGPT

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 12m

We are delighted this week to feature two Texas Law students -- Sam Libby and Alex Rigby -- who earned the chance to co-host the show with us thanks to their generosity supporting the Texas Law Fellowships program (a charitable endeavor that su

Episode 232: Top Gun 3: Deflategate!

Feb 9th, 2023 41m 18s

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, altitude, and aerial espionagesanct

Episode 231: If You Go to Washington Don’t Crime There

Jan 24th, 2023 55m 24s

What's this, a one-week turnaround between shows? Will wonders never cease? In a throwback to the days of this being a weekly show, your co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are back on a quick turnaround in order to debate and discuss:

Episode 230, Not Section 230

Jan 17th, 2023 54m 39s

Wouldn't want you to be misled by the episode number (though we do actually foreshadow some future Section 230 coverage in light of an upcoming pair of SCOTUS cases)! At any rate: tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss what is and i

Episode 229: We Are Not Not Going to Post Weekly in 2023 Maybe

Jan 2nd, 2023 1h 15m

Happy 2023 y'all! We are off to a quick start this year. Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss recent developments, including:The Supreme Court's "Title 42"-related action in Arizona v. MayorkasHighlights from the National

Episode 228: Not *That* George Clinton!

Dec 13th, 2022 1h 5m

Holiday edition! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the rapid demise of the attempt by Donald Trump's lawyers to use Executive Privilege in relation to the classified documents found at Mar a Lago, the arrival in the U

Episode 227: Maybe This Episode Should Pay to Get Verified

Nov 14th, 2022 1h 11m

Hello friends! We're back with a new episode. Tune in as Professor Steve Vladeck and Dean Bobby Chesney chat about (1) the fate of Twitter, (2) the national security implications of the election results, (3) a just-released 2016 NSA IG report,

Episode 226: What Is a Court Anyway?

Oct 18th, 2022 50m 55s

So, it's been a while...but we're back! And it's time to buy Steve's book on the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket: tinyurl.com/shadowdocketMeanwhile, in today's episode, we'll review the ongoing Mar-a-Lago documents litigation, the Jan. 6 Commi

Episode 225: Appetite for Obstruction

Sep 1st, 2022 54m 8s

Hello, and welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck! In this episode, we dig into the latest filings in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents/presidential records litigation, emphasizing the

Episode 224: Mar-a-Lag-o-Palooza

Aug 16th, 2022 1h 31m

After just one week, incredibly, we are back! And we're joined by two of our fantastic Texas Law students. Ryan Brown and Adam Goodrum won the right to guest host at last year's public-interest auction at Texas Law, and as it happens they sig

Episode 223: The Search for Episode 222!

Aug 9th, 2022 1h 23m

Well, the original idea was to have a short episode about the strike that killed al Zawahiri, and to recap the D.C. Circuit's Larabee ruling. But then just before showtime, we learned of the FBI executing a warrant at Mar-a-Lago, not to mentio

Episode 221: GWOT Shots, Part Deux

Jun 28th, 2022 52m 22s

And we're back, with yet another interminable window of extemporaneous frivolity at the front end of what otherwise is a somewhat serious show about the latest national security law developments and debates (seriously). Listen up as co-hosts St

Episode 220: This Podcast Made the Kessel Run In Less than 12 Parsecs

Jun 7th, 2022 1h 3m

And...we're back, and in less than a month, remarkably! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss (1) the latest seditious conspiracy indictment arising out of January 6th, (2) the Navarro contempt of Congress charge, (3) the