Norm Pattis

Law and Legitimacy

Society EN ↓ 487 episodes

Law, politics, crime, and culture—in a word, "conflict". If you have trouble telling the good guys from the bad guys, Law and Legitimacy is your podcast. Norm Pattis is a trial and appellate lawyer focused on criminal defense and constitutional rights. Norm is also a long-time newspaper columnist and the owner of one of New England's oldest bookstores. A contrarian by nature, he believes that no group is quite so frightening as a self-righteous mob. His objective? To make you think. Welcome to Law and Legitimacy.

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Norm Pattis

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Society

Podcast website

www.pattisblog.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2024

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Episodes

LAL — Trump, Barkley, Bud Light & Michigan Electors (July 19, 2023) 19.07.2023

Good morning and welcome to Law and Legitimacy. In today's stream, Norm Pattis and Michael Boyer cover: . › President Donald J. Trump to be indicted in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. . › Charles Barkley apparently really loves Bud Light. . › Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against 16 Michigan electors in connection with alleged crimes stemming from the 2020...

LAL — Locke, RFK Jr., Netherlands & Tinted Windows (July 18, 2023) 18.07.2023

How incredible is @LawPodDaily on Twitter? We're having a blast. Law and Legitimacy returns this beautiful Tuesday morning with a view for chasing the dark arts. What do we mean? . › RFK Jr.'s sister has now publicly condemned comments RFK did not make. To what sort of spellcasting do we owe the privilege of watching mainstream media arbitrage the most powerful brand of American outrage? Could it...

LAL — Wimbledon, Locke, Vivek & RFK Jr. (July 17, 2023) 17.07.2023

It's a new week! Law and Legitimacy welcomes the many new subscribers and invites each of you to engage in the chat and get to know your fellow #LALiens. Last week ended with a bang, as Norm and Mike interviewed Jimmy Vallee about the SDNY's ruling in SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc. If you haven't done yourself the favor, double back for that extended daily episode. Give it a like, a retweet, a share, an...

LAL — Ripple, XRP, SEC & Blockchain Regulation with Jimmy Vallee (July 14, 2023) 14.07.2023

Good morning and Happy Friday #LALiens! We're capping off an incredible week with addition of a surprise guest for today's stream. . Law and Legitimacy welcomes back a familiar face from the realm of blockchain, Jimmy Vallee. The court in SEC v. Ripple Labs issued a landmark order yesterday on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment respecting Ripple's sales of its blockchain token, XRP. ....

LAL — J6 Thursday, Tucker & Tate, Elon's Pursuit to Understand Reality (July 13, 2023) 13.07.2023

Good Morning, #LALiens! Are you following @LawPodDaily on Twitter yet? At 500 followers, Norm and Mike will do something special for the audience. Details to come. . There is a tremendous amount happening it once. Today, Norm and Mike patiently unpack: . › Several new developments in the Department of Justice's prosecutions in connection with the events of January 6, 2021: (i) Ray Epps has filed a...

@LawPodDaily — Norm's Petition to SCOTUS, Tucker & Tate Lift Consciousness (July 12, 2023) 12.07.2023

It is Wednesday, July 12th, 2023. NATO curved Ukraine. Blackrock's CEO has Bitcoin in his mouth. And you're here with us on Law and Legitimacy. Welcome back to the initiated #LALiens among you. Welcome to the first-timers. Norm Pattis and Michael Boyer convene every weekday morning at 8:00am eastern to volley the essence of law and its intersection with our common conceptions of right in an increa...

LAL — Norm on DC Confinement, Dutch PM Resigns, Mixed Signals at NC State (July 11, 2023) 11.07.2023

Good Morning, #LALiens! Thank you for joining, giving this stream a thumbs-up, subscribing to Law and Legitimacy. Yesterday was a lot of fun. Mike felt the love on his first solo LAL flight. Norm rejoins Mike in the cockpit this morning and the two navigate the turbulence of a western culture in crisis. . On the agenda: . › Norm updates on the conditions of confinement for J6 detainees in DC deten...

LAL — Mike Takes (Solo) Flight! Screwtape on Staying 'Safe' & Voter I.D. in NC (July 10, 2023) 10.07.2023

Good Morning and Happy Monday #LALiens! Law and Legitimacy is back on its normal schedule this week. Streams begin at 8:00am eastern for the foreseeable future. Again, a word of gratitude for those of you who adjusted your schedules and joined us over the lunch hour last week. Mike's tan also sends its regards. . Speaking of Mike, he is flying solo today. Norm is deep in the heart of trial prep an...

LAL — L. Lin Wood Retires from the Bar & Biden v. State of Missouri v. Biden (July 7, 2023) 07.07.2023

Good afternoon and Happy Friday, #LALiens! Norm and Mike are back today for the final 12:30pm livestream of the week and for the foreseeable future. Law and Legitimacy will return to the normal 8:00 am eastern time slot beginning Monday, July 10, 2023. We extend our gratitude for all of you who have adjusted your schedules to be with us this week. We take nothing for granted. . If you are not foll...

LAL — Renewed Calls for Packing the Supreme Court & A.I. Scraping Human Data (July 5, 2023) 05.07.2023

Welcome back to the best half-hour in the world of law podcasts. We hope you had a blast over the Fourth of July. Thank you to those #LALiens that joined us yesterday for our holiday-themed stream! If you missed it, go back and watch. . Today, Norm and Mike convene for some weightier topics: . › Tyler Pager writes for the Washington Post: "Biden faces renewed pressure to embrace Supreme Court over...

LAL — Happy Fourth! Principles and Declaration of American Independence (July 4, 2023) 04.07.2023

Norm and Mike wish you all a Happy Fourth of July! As promised at the end of yesterday's stream, today's half-hour segment of Law and Legitimacy will focus on enduring principles of our American republic, and a few minutes for the live chat to throw questions for real-time answer. As always, we thank you for being with us. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of...

LAL — 12:30pm EST Monday, July 3rd, 2023! 03.07.2023

Norm and Mike will be streaming live this week, beginning at 12:30pm eastern on Monday (7/3) and 12:00pm eastern for the balance of the week! . Mike is in a remote location and Norm is in the office. Same great stream, same great content. We will return to normal one week from today. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthl...

LAL — SCOTUS Decisions in Harvard/UNC & Groff + Friday #AMA! (June 30, 2023) 30.06.2023

Good Morning #LALiens and Happy Friday! What a week it has been. Let's finish strong. If this is your first time with Law and Legitimacy, Welcome! We appreciate very much your time and attention. You could be anywhere in the world, but you're here with us. All we ask? Share Law and Legitimacy with one person when we earn it. . The Supreme Court of the United States. What's there to say? The end of...

LAL — NC Attorney General, NCAA's NIL Memo, SCOTUS in Harper v. Moore (June 29, 2023) 29.06.2023

Good morning and Happy Thursday, #LALiens! Thank you for being with us. If you are new to Law and Legitimacy, greet us in the chat and enjoy the warm company. All we ask? Share the stream with one person. . Today, Norm and Mike tackle: . › North Carolina State Attorney General Josh Stein is the named defendant in Planned Parenthood v. Stein, the lawsuit brought to overturn North Carolina's new law...

LAL — Counterman v. Colorado, Workplace First Amendment, Bud Light, NCAG Stein (June 28, 2023) 28.06.2023

Yo, #LALiens, guess what day it is? . HUMP DAY! Thank you for joining us for another delectable half-hour of sautéed Saint Augustine, Law and Legitimacy. We'd like to give a special shoutout to the OG's, BTL, Carta, FreedomLover, Luttrelll, and the gang. You make the endurance race this is a true joy. . Today, Norm and Mike analyze: . › The SCOTUS decision in Counterman v. Colorado — How did the C...

LAL — Idaho GOP Condemns FBI, NC Abortion Law Lawsuit, Eminent Domain in SD (June 27, 2023) 27.06.2023

It is a beautiful Tuesday morning to talk legitimacy. Mike shared a 6-hour podcast with Norm last night so it is 50/50 on whether Norm makes it to the stream this morning. We haven't checked, but we've heard oddsmakers put a line on Draft Kings for this one. . If you're wagering against Norm, you've picked the wrong season. We're stacking wins around here. Ask Yale. We digress. Today, the stream f...

LAL — Norm, Yale & Title IX, Bot Lawyers Sanctioned, NC's Derelict Attorney General (June 26, 2023) 26.06.2023

Good Monday Morning #LALiens! We are hoping you're enjoying the longest days of summer and looking forward to our nation's holiday is over a week's time. . Norm and Mike were unable to stream over the weekend, but not to worry. Today's stream is bringing the heat: . › Norm had an early triumph over Yale University late last week, as he successfully persuaded the court to allow his client's defamat...

LAL — Norm's DC Update, AGs Letter to Target & Farmers Fight Eminent Domain (June 23, 2023) 23.06.2023

Good Morning #LALiens! Another week has flown by. We trust you're using the 23 hours and 30 minutes we leave you with to your full advantage each and every weekday. Your presence with us in the mornings fills us with humility and gratitude. Thank you for putting your trust in us to parse the merits of legitimacy. . Today, Norm and Mike end the week with a bang: . › The show opens with an update fr...

LAL — Analysis of SCOTUS Critique, Property Rights & Carbon Capture, Greek Titanic (June 22, 2023) 22.06.2023

Good Morning #LALiens! We are blessed that you choose to spend this half-hour with us, and we recognize the blessing it is to be with you. Thank you for your support. And for the newcomers, welcome! You have stumbled upon the most dynamic daily half-hour livestreams on the internet in Law and Legitimacy. Our mission is to explore the boundaries of the American republic's durability; what great men...

LAL — Trial Diversion in Gun Case? Greek Migrant Deaths, Assumption of Titanic Risk (June 21, 2023) 21.06.2023

Kodak Black's "I Can't Lie" is playing as these show notes are typed out. Perhaps fitting as we welcome you to the most honest livestream and law podcast on the internet, Law and Legitimacy. And we can't lie: Rumble is letting us down. The good news is that we have you here to listen, engage, and share. . Today: . › It is being reported that Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two federal tax charge...

LAL — Marital Torts! Thiel's 'The Diversity Myth' & a Week Without Amazon (June 20, 2023) 20.06.2023

It's Tuesday. That means but one thing: Law and Legitimacy is back to wax poetic as to the perceived limits of our dear republic's durability. And we get it. Things are weird. But we have each other and we have this sacred thirty minutes every weekday to stream our consciousness into the future for the ears of those we will never meet. Trippy! Today: › The Carolina Journal reports that North Carol...

LAL — Fired Starbucks Manager Wins Cream, RFK Jr. on JRE & Elon Enters the Chat (June 19, 2023) 19.06.2023

Good Morning and Happy Monday #LALiens! We hope you had a wonderful Father's Day weekend. Thank you for being here with us to begin the week. On today's stream: › The Starbucks manager that oversaw the Rittenhouse Square location that went viral in 2018 for refusing to allow two (2) non-customers to use the restroom and which ended with police arrests has been given a gigantic jury award in her ci...

LAL — Norm's 8th Circuit Case on Pharmacists, EU to Limit A.I., Wannabe Dictator 16.06.2023

Good Morning #LALiens! Happy Friday! Thank you for the grace during our brief hiatus yesterday. Norm was busy arguing in the 8th Circuit yesterday and while LAL is a major priority, there is no priority greater than that of advocating liberty in front of a federal court in these United States. Today, Norm and Mike reconvene and catch up before the weekend: › Norm breaks down the case he has taken...

LAL — An Ode to Cormac McCarthy, The Cavinder Twins, Administrative Deference (June 14, 2023) 14.06.2023

Good Morning and welcome to the most vital law podcast and daily livestream on the internet. If you're here, you have exceptional taste; uncommon, even. And for that, you are an honorary #LALien. Law and Legitimacy focuses on the ties that bind us as a society; our conceptions of right and common interest. We're honored to have you and grateful that you have chosen to spend your time with us. It i...

LAL — Nuggets Crest, The Arraignment, CHS Burisma Audio, Tucker's C&D, More (June 13, 2023) 13.06.2023

Good Morning, #LALiens! We are feeling the love. Thank you for the continued support and daily engagement. For newcomers, welcome to Law and Legitimacy—the platform devoted to the contrarian, the free-thinker, and the unafraid. Our purpose here to is explore the boundaries of what we call 'legitimacy'; our common conceptions of right and common interest and how such relates to the reserves of inst...

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