The National Security Law Podcast: This Podcast Will Have a Very Powerful Reopening
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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 Chesney nerd out with the details on:
- Can he do that? President Trump says he might adjourn Congress so as to be able to use his recess-appointment power. Inquiring minds want to know: is that a thing?
- Oh, also: Can he do that? President Trump also says he has “total authority” over whether and when the economy should reopen, and Vice President Pence says that POTUS has “plenary” power in this emergency setting. Inquiring minds also want to know if that is a thing. So, we end up with a somewhat-deep dive into, of all things, the Supreme Court’s decision in In re Debs.
- Wait, who’s the judge now? There’s yet another new trial judge for the 9/11 case at GTMO. What’s the record for a single trial??? Meanwhile, it appears that this one has denied a defense request for access to otherwise-unavailable parts of the SSCI “Torture report.”
But forget all that. The real action, as usual, is the frivolity. Westworld’s latest episode is on tap!
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.
