Bobby Chesney is the Charles I. Francis Professor in Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas School of Law. He also serves as the Director of UT-Austin's interdisciplinary research center the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law. His scholarship encompasses a wide range of issues relating to national security and the law, including detention, targeting, prosecution, covert action, and the state secrets privilege; most of it is posted here. Along with Ben Wittes and Jack Goldsmith, he is one of the co-founders of the blog.
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A wary president eyes the economic fallout from social-distancing measures that states have adopted in a bid to flatten the curve. If he wants to do more than just advocate against them, what then?
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 at it. So, if you ever wondered what sort of faces we make at each other while recording, well, now’s your chance. We’ll put the link for the video out, via the NSL Podcast twitter feed (@nslpodcast). Enjoy!
As for substance:
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-much to new heights, your co-hosts Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are back to talk about:
Speaking at Brigham Young University, Defense Department General Counsel Paul Nye offered the most-detailed defense we have yet seen of the Soleimani airstrike, addressing both international and domestic law as well as the underlying facts.
After a year’s worth of intensive work, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission today issues its full report. Lawfare is hosting a series of posts exploring the commission’s highlights this week and next.
Back-to-back episodes! After last week’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:
Last week, the Defense Department’s general counsel gave a speech setting forth the department’s current position on the laws applicable to military operations in cyberspace. Here’s what you need to know.