Summary: In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate an array of recent national security law developments including:<br> <br> * Assange & the Espionage Act: DOJ has unsealed a superseding indictment against Julian Assange, including a raft of Espionage Act charges with serious (and long-anticipated) implications for journalists. The indictment does not mention the connection between UT’s Volleyball Gymnasium and a key architect of the Espionage Act back during WWI, so we also address that…<br> * Border Wall Funding: In Sierra Club v. Trump, a federal district judge has issued a preliminary injunction in relation to the Trump administration’s efforts to transfer funds to DOD’s “Section 284” account, while also addressing the distinct “Section 2808” military construction funding mechanism.<br> * SCOTUS Grants Cert. in the Cross-Border Shooting Case: Steve isn’t busy enough, so SCOTUS has decided to hear Hernandez v. Mesa (on whether a Bivens damages action should exist where a federal agent is alleged to have violated the Fourth & Fifth Amendments and there is no other remedy available).<br> * NSD Roundup: Short notes on a pair of terrorism-related case developments.<br> * How Was that Not Military Activity? On the ITLOS decision concluding that Russia was not engaged in “military activities” when it fired on and seized Ukrainian vessels.<br> <br> But, enough about all that serious stuff. We’ve also got opinions about the NBA…<br>
