web02.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:29:22 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tatter - Episodes Tagged with “National Security” https://tatter.fireside.fm/tags/national%20security Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0500 This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. en-us episodic Politics and Policy Michael Sargent This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. no politics, policy, law Michael Sargent profsargent@gmail.com Episode 63: Tripwire (w/ Peter Margulies) https://tatter.fireside.fm/63 e71767f0-0a04-465b-9682-d12247c13f8a Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent A discussion of the presidential transition, Trump's resistance to that transition, and the hazards presented. 35:52 no ABOUT THIS EPISODE The firings and resignations of senior civilian officials at the Pentagon--most notably of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper--has raised alarm in many quarters. Many are also concerned about President Trump's refusal to concede the election and his refusal to support a transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. I discuss these concerns, and other issues, with Roger Williams University Professor of Law, and expert on national security law, Peter Margulies. LINKS --Peter Margulies's Roger Williams University profile (https://law.rwu.edu/faculty/peter-s-margulies) --"Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon," by Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, & Ryan Browne, for CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/10/politics/pentagon-policy-official-resigns/index.html) --"Is it mere spite--or something more sinister?" by Michael T. Klare, for The Nation (https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/esper-trump-fired/) --"Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired," by Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn, & Raphael Satter, for Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-officials-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2YI) --"Kavanaugh decision sides with immigrant seeking factual review of denied torture claim," by Debra Cassens Weiss, for ABAJournal (https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kavanaugh-decision-sides-with-immigrant-seeking-factual-review-of-denied-torture-claim) Special Guest: Peter Margulies. Biden, Trump, transition, presidency, national security ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The firings and resignations of senior civilian officials at the Pentagon--most notably of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper--has raised alarm in many quarters. Many are also concerned about President Trump's refusal to concede the election and his refusal to support a transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. I discuss these concerns, and other issues, with Roger Williams University Professor of Law, and expert on national security law, Peter Margulies.

LINKS
--Peter Margulies's Roger Williams University profile
--"Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon," by Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, & Ryan Browne, for CNN
--"Is it mere spite--or something more sinister?" by Michael T. Klare, for The Nation
--"Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired," by Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn, & Raphael Satter, for Reuters
--"Kavanaugh decision sides with immigrant seeking factual review of denied torture claim," by Debra Cassens Weiss, for ABAJournal

Special Guest: Peter Margulies.

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The firings and resignations of senior civilian officials at the Pentagon--most notably of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper--has raised alarm in many quarters. Many are also concerned about President Trump's refusal to concede the election and his refusal to support a transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. I discuss these concerns, and other issues, with Roger Williams University Professor of Law, and expert on national security law, Peter Margulies.

LINKS
--Peter Margulies's Roger Williams University profile
--"Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon," by Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, & Ryan Browne, for CNN
--"Is it mere spite--or something more sinister?" by Michael T. Klare, for The Nation
--"Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired," by Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn, & Raphael Satter, for Reuters
--"Kavanaugh decision sides with immigrant seeking factual review of denied torture claim," by Debra Cassens Weiss, for ABAJournal

Special Guest: Peter Margulies.

]]> Episode 25: A Mighty Pen, Part I (Discussing the Kavanaugh Nomination) https://tatter.fireside.fm/25 9efb4c88-8be2-447d-a113-d3548c8023ee Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent A conversation with law professors Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck, as we discuss the record and thinking of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh 58:28 no ABOUT THIS EPISODE Judge Brett Kavanaugh currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, but he's better known now as the most recent Supreme Court nominee by President Donald Trump, nominated to replace retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. This is the first of two episodes focused on Kavanaugh's record and thinking, and the impact his addition would likely have on the Court. I spoke with Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck. Margulies is Professor of Law at Roger Williams University's School of Law, where he teaches national security law, immigration law, and international law. Vladeck is the A. Dalton Cross Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where his teaching and research focus on federal jurisdiction, constitutional law, national security law, and military justice. Both have participated in cases at the appellate level (including cases that have come before Kavanaugh). It's also worth noting that Vladeck was part of a legal team that participated in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and is also CNN's Supreme Court analyst. LINKS Peter Margulies's profile at Roger Williams University (https://law.rwu.edu/faculty/peter-s-margulies) Stephen Vladeck's profile at UT-Austin (https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck) Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2005/05-184) "Guantánamo bay prosecutors accuse detainee of conspiracy" (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/us/guantanamo-bay-prosecutors-accuse-detainee-of-conspiracy.html) Margulies, on the al-Bahlul decision (https://www.lawfareblog.com/dc-circuits-en-banc-decision-bahlul-sui-generis-or-guidance-future-military-commissions) Vladeck on al-Bahlul (https://www.justsecurity.org/33726/todays-en-banc-d-c-circuit-ruling-al-bahlul/) Saleh, et al. v. Titan, et al. (http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/saleh-v-titan-corp/) [Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corporation](https://scholar.google.com/scholarcase?case=2898355848533048038)_ Hernandez v. Mesa (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2016/15-118) "Brett Kavanaugh is the antidote to corporate America's worries about Trump" by Ronald Brownstein, in The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/kavanaugh-confirmation-regulation-business-supreme-court/564968/) Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/12-1146) Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-46) United States v. Nixon (https://www.oyez.org/cases/1973/73-1766) Humphrey's Executor v. United States (https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/295us602) Stare decisis defined (https://legaldictionary.net/stare-decisis/) Cover art credit: Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (Wikimedia Commons) Special Guests: Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck. Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Trump, environmental law, national security, Guantanamo, abortion ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Judge Brett Kavanaugh currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, but he's better known now as the most recent Supreme Court nominee by President Donald Trump, nominated to replace retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. This is the first of two episodes focused on Kavanaugh's record and thinking, and the impact his addition would likely have on the Court.

I spoke with Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck. Margulies is Professor of Law at Roger Williams University's School of Law, where he teaches national security law, immigration law, and international law. Vladeck is the A. Dalton Cross Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where his teaching and research focus on federal jurisdiction, constitutional law, national security law, and military justice. Both have participated in cases at the appellate level (including cases that have come before Kavanaugh). It's also worth noting that Vladeck was part of a legal team that participated in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and is also CNN's Supreme Court analyst.

LINKS
Peter Margulies's profile at Roger Williams University
Stephen Vladeck's profile at UT-Austin
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
"Guantánamo bay prosecutors accuse detainee of conspiracy"
Margulies, on the al-Bahlul decision
Vladeck on al-Bahlul
Saleh, et al. v. Titan, et al.
Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Hernandez v. Mesa
"Brett Kavanaugh is the antidote to corporate America's worries about Trump" by Ronald Brownstein, in The Atlantic
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
United States v. Nixon
Humphrey's Executor v. United States
Stare decisis defined

Cover art credit: Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (Wikimedia Commons)

Special Guests: Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck.

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, but he's better known now as the most recent Supreme Court nominee by President Donald Trump, nominated to replace retired Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. This is the first of two episodes focused on Kavanaugh's record and thinking, and the impact his addition would likely have on the Court.

I spoke with Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck. Margulies is Professor of Law at Roger Williams University's School of Law, where he teaches national security law, immigration law, and international law. Vladeck is the A. Dalton Cross Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where his teaching and research focus on federal jurisdiction, constitutional law, national security law, and military justice. Both have participated in cases at the appellate level (including cases that have come before Kavanaugh). It's also worth noting that Vladeck was part of a legal team that participated in the Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and is also CNN's Supreme Court analyst.

LINKS
Peter Margulies's profile at Roger Williams University
Stephen Vladeck's profile at UT-Austin
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
"Guantánamo bay prosecutors accuse detainee of conspiracy"
Margulies, on the al-Bahlul decision
Vladeck on al-Bahlul
Saleh, et al. v. Titan, et al.
Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Hernandez v. Mesa
"Brett Kavanaugh is the antidote to corporate America's worries about Trump" by Ronald Brownstein, in The Atlantic
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
United States v. Nixon
Humphrey's Executor v. United States
Stare decisis defined

Cover art credit: Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (Wikimedia Commons)

Special Guests: Peter Margulies and Stephen Vladeck.

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