The National Security Law Podcast

The National Security Law Podcast


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Episode 244: Not Our 30th Episode of 2023
December 23, 2023

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 ev

Episode 243: Boiled Froggy Water Under the Bridge
November 27, 2023

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: I

Episode 242: A Rule of Law (and Punctuation) Free Episode!
September 28, 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

Episode 241: Let’s Barbie!
August 22, 2023

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

Episode 240: Something Got Released
August 07, 2023

If you are interested in a detailed and careful explanation of the charges at issue inUnited States v. Trump(the recent indictment of the former president in relation to his effort to overturn the r

Episode 239: We Have Many Tapestries!
July 10, 2023

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

Episode 238: The World Wonders
June 12, 2023

Today's episode focuses on the indictment inUnited 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 allegation

Episode 237: Are You Not Detained???
April 25, 2023

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 decisi

Episode 236: Damn the Torpedoes!
April 05, 2023

Good morning! Episode 236 covers: - The Trump Indictment - The Biden Administration's Executive Order on Abusive Commercial Spyware - A CENTCOM strike against an IS target in Syria - The future of pr

Episode 235: A Drone Struck
March 16, 2023

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 infrastructure A UK dron