Stephen I. Vladeck is a legal scholar. Currently, he is the Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas, where he specializes in national security law, especially with relation to the prosecution of war crimes. He co-hosts the "National Security Law Podcast" and "In Loco Parent(i)s" podcasts.Vladeck also publishes a Substack newsletter, titled "One First," and is a regular contributor to CNN. His first book, "The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic," was published in 2023.