The National Security Law Podcast: This Podcast Is Not Subject to (Prior) Restraint
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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 Powers
- DOJ’s doomed effort to get a prior restraint preventing publication of John Bolton’s already widely-distributed book (and, in contrast, DOJ’s strong prospects for getting a constructive trust for breach of contract)
- Espionage Act liability for leaking national security information: a 30-month sentence for a former DIA analyst this week, and speculation about how it would look if DOJ took this approach with John Bolton
- The Supreme Court’s DACA ruling: wrestling with the nuances of the decision
- There were no National Guard air assets conducting surveillance in DC…unless maybe there were?
- There were no Pennsylvania National Guard personnel in DC…unless maybe there were?
- Oh, look, international armed conflict between China and India…
- The Uighur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 becomes law: understanding how it relates to IEEPA, where it does and does not provide wiggle room for the president, and whether its plain terms warrant application to President Xi and other senior Chinese officials.
As for frviolity: Sportsball is almost back…but will the NBA or MLB really deliver games?
Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.
Steve Vladeck is a professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law. A 2004 graduate of Yale Law School, Steve clerked for Judge Marsha Berzon on the Ninth Circuit and Judge Rosemary Barkett on the Eleventh Circuit. In addition to serving as a senior editor of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Steve is also the co-editor of Aspen Publishers’ leading National Security Law and Counterterrorism Law casebooks.
