Stephen Vladeck
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Scholarship, American University Washington College of Law
Stephen Vladeck appears in the following:
The Shadow Docket
Thursday, May 25, 2023
How the Supreme Court uses the "shadow docket," emergency rulings that remain outside the public view
The Docket: What Powers Does The Government Have During A Pandemic?
Friday, April 03, 2020
Crafting a government response to diseases like COVID-19 takes a lot of balance between federal powers, state powers, and civil rights.
Judge Blocks New Texas Voter ID Law
Friday, August 25, 2017
Earlier this week, a judge in Texas ruled against a voter ID law, but the state's attorney general says he plans to appeal the ruling.
Taking on Texas: Municipalities Sue Over Sanctuary Cities Law
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
In Texas, civil rights and immigrant groups and different municipalities are challenging a state law that has introduced steep penalties on sanctuary cities in the Lone Star State.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on 9/11 Civil Rights Case
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a civil rights lawsuit filed in 2002 on behalf of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab citizens swept up by the FBI 9/11 investigations.
Surveillance Beyond the Patriot Act
Friday, November 27, 2015
We all know the Patriot Act, but lesser-known programs like Executive Order 12333 account for the bulk of government surveillance--and receive even less oversight.
Surveillance Beyond the Patriot Act
Friday, May 29, 2015
The current Patriot Act debate suggests that mass surveillance comes primarily from Section 215. But other, less-known programs actually account for most of the metadata collected.
The Surveillance Stream
Friday, March 20, 2015
You've probably heard of the NSA's "Prism" program, which collects metadata. Wikimedia and other groups are now suing over a different surveillance apparatus called "upstream."
Fast Item #1: Explaining Extradition
Friday, June 28, 2013
Stephen Vladeck, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Scholarship at American University Washington College of Law, explains extradition in light of Edward Snowden.
The Question of Divided Identity
Monday, April 22, 2013
One week after the tragedy in Boston and several days after the manhunt that resulted in the capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev and the death of his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, questions have...