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Law and Legitimacy

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.

Elon Musk Shrugs, Jack Smith's Surveillance of the Political Right & Kissinger

36 mins; November 30, 2023

Sandy Hook Settlement Offer to Alex Jones, SEC v. Jarkesy, Unhappiness & Subs

42 mins; November 29, 2023

McGregor: The People's Champ, Trump, Unredacted Meta Filing & American Cultural Imperialism

43 mins; November 28, 2023

Black Friday: Dublin Riots, Ceasefire in Gaza, Tucker's Rollout is Overdue

43 mins; November 24, 2023

Thanksgiving Morning — JFK 60 Years Later, a Letter from Owen, Elon vs. Media

45 mins; November 23, 2023

Owen Shroyer Update & Judge Sarah French Russell

34 mins; November 22, 2023

Analysis of Colorado Ruling re: Trump's Eligibility, Parsing Homicide & J6 Footage

40 mins; November 20, 2023

New York Appeals Court Removes Gag Order on Trump, More & Friday Live #AMA!

52 mins; November 17, 2023

Georgia Video Leaks, Trump Seeks Mistrial, Satan in CT Schools & Crisis in Public Defender's Office

42 mins; November 16, 2023

Law Firms and Speech, Trump in Michigan & New York's Online Hate Speech Law

40 mins; November 15, 2023

The Will to Live, Tucker Carlson in Spain, and Jenna Ellis Testimony Against Trump

37 mins; November 14, 2023

Harbaugh Suspension, Young Thug's Lyrics Admitted in Criminal Trial, Migrant Winter

34 mins; November 13, 2023

Vivek is Censored, Update on Biggs & Shroyer, & Free Will

34 mins; November 10, 2023

Tracing the Architecture of Modern Antisemitic Discrimination with Guest Ron Coleman

50 mins; November 08, 2023

Trump Takes the Stand in Manhattan, Nashville Manicotti Pesto & Shroyer

41 mins; November 07, 2023

Norm is Going, Going, Back, Back to DC & Owen Shroyer Still in Solitary

39 mins; November 06, 2023

Tucker Visits Assange, Fingerprints of Misinformation & Trump's Agenda 47

35 mins; November 03, 2023

Tuberville's Stand, Infant Mortality Rises, an Overturned Primary Election

37 mins; November 02, 2023

Does Trump Have a 'Double Jeopardy' Defense in January 6th Prosecutions?

38 mins; November 01, 2023

The Exorcist (Almost) 50 Years Later + Texas, DHS & The Promise of Populism

39 mins; October 31, 2023

Noonan on Why to Show the Video, Tillich on Grace & Mile High Club

33 mins; October 30, 2023

The American Mind, the Gaza Strip, Tents for Migrants in NYC & a Democrat Challenger to Biden

44 mins; October 27, 2023

Colorado Court Tightens Grip on Case Challenging Trump's Eligibility

40 mins; October 26, 2023

The State of Stand-Up in Los Angeles & Missouri v. Biden

37 mins; October 24, 2023

Madness Abounds and Convention of States with Mark Meckler

62 hours 4 mins; October 20, 2023

How to Turn a Cold War Hot with Guest Adam Ellwanger

49 mins; October 19, 2023

Garland's DOJ Appeals Sentences of Convicted Proud Boys

40 mins; October 17, 2023

Free-aky Speech Friday with Marc Randazza

51 mins; October 13, 2023

Alex Jones to Plead the Fifth in Fulton County Trump Prosecution + Q&A

58 mins; October 11, 2023

Trump Motion to Dismiss in J6, Hostages & Gaza

32 mins; October 10, 2023

Modern Warfare, Trump Moves to Dismiss & SEC Sues Elon

38 mins; October 09, 2023

Domestic Terrorism, Formal Deprogramming & Texas Under the Scope

43 mins; October 06, 2023

Guess Who's Back?! Trump, Immigration & Small Business Bankruptcies

39 mins; October 05, 2023

Trump Fights Gag Order, Western Migrant Crises & Caste Discrimination

40 mins; September 26, 2023

Some Sports, Censorship's Popularity, DOJ Whines, and Life Lately

35 mins; September 25, 2023

Happy Birthday, Norm!

44 mins; September 21, 2023

Legal Analysis: Russell Brand & Confidential Human Sources at J6

35 mins; September 20, 2023

NFL Griefs RB Zoom Call, a Swagless Senate & Cuban Hates Speech

35 mins; September 19, 2023

Parental Rights and Public Schools & Defamation Suit Against Yale Student

31 mins; September 18, 2023

Charles Donohoe & J6 Sentencing, UAW Strike, TikTok

35 mins; September 15, 2023

Legal Analysis: Infowars' Owen Shroyer's Sentencing in J6 & Freedom of Expression

48 mins; September 14, 2023

Schroyer Sentencing, J6 Trial Tax & New Mexico and Firearms

35 mins; September 12, 2023

Liberty Safe, Department of Homelessness & Government Shutdown

34 mins; September 07, 2023

Terrorism and the Trial Tax & Constitutional Law 101: A Map of the Constitution (September 6, 2023)

39 mins; September 06, 2023

Separation of Powers, Tortious Interference, and Affirmative Action (September 5, 2023)

31 mins; September 05, 2023

Labor Day Stream & Signature Wins (September 4, 2023)

39 mins; September 04, 2023

Joe Biggs, Zach Rehl, Vivek Ramaswamy & Trump Television (September 1, 2023)

44 mins; September 01, 2023

UAW and EV, Online Speech and Bailey, CUNY Loves Diversity (August 31, 2023)

36 mins; August 31, 2023

Proud Boys Update: The Waco Approach to 'Justice' + 5th Circuit & CUNY (August 30, 2023)

35 mins; August 30, 2023

Biden 5000, Proud Boys Sentencing & Smart Cities (August 29, 2023)

38 mins; August 29, 2023

DOJ Sues SpaceX, Trump Arrest, Return of Covidtopia (August 25, 2023)

43 mins; August 25, 2023

Reggie Bush, Mark Meadows, Debate Night & NYC Asylum Surge (August 24, 2023)

41 mins; August 24, 2023

Morris Brown, Climate Religion, & Globalism v. Our Constitution (August 23, 2023)

43 mins; August 23, 2023

New York City & Saudi Arabia, Mark Meadows, Raleigh Flag Burner (August 22, 2023)

41 mins; August 22, 2023

ABA & Expression, 14th Amendment, Vivek as Intellectual President (August 21, 2023)

37 mins; August 21, 2023

Robert L. Peters, Parental Rights vs. Public Schools, Proud Boys, Trump (August 18, 2023)

44 mins; August 18, 2023

ESG Undercover, China's A.I. Strat, Young Judges & Nonviolent Alcoholics (August 17, 2023)

41 mins; August 17, 2023

Michael Oher, the DeSantis Paradox, & 1A for A.I. (August 16, 2023)

37 mins; August 16, 2023

Standing in Montana, Fani-ng Flames in Georgia, Vivek on the March (August 15, 2023)

48 mins; August 15, 2023

Harbaugh, More Fourteenth, Vivek on Candace Owens Podcast (August 14, 2023)

37 mins; August 14, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy, Craig Robertson, 3rd & 14th Amendments (August 11, 2023)

41 mins; August 11, 2023

Andy Ngo, Henry Ruggs, FBI in Utah & Jack Smith (August 10, 2023)

41 mins; August 10, 2023

Target Shareholder Lawsuit, MKULTRA, & Jersey Swaps (August 9, 2023)

35 mins; August 09, 2023

Trump & Lauro, Schiff, AB InBev & Tilray, Happel v. Guilford County (August 8, 2023)

35 mins; August 08, 2023

NCAA, Lies & Fraud in the First Amendment, Vivek on PBD (August 7, 2023)

34 mins; August 07, 2023

Televised Trials, Politics of Trump Indictment & Jury Nullification (August 4, 2023)

33 mins; August 04, 2023

Lebron & Education, Trump & Mens Rea, College Football Realignments (August 3, 2023)

38 mins; August 03, 2023

LAL — United States of America v. Donald J. Trump (August 2, 2023)

41 mins; August 02, 2023

LAL — Jonathan Taylor, the Biden Brand & DA Fani Willis (August 1, 2023)

41 mins; August 01, 2023

LAL — Norm Talks Trump, DOJ, and J6 (July 31, 2023)

32 mins; August 01, 2023

LAL — Hunter Biden, Kevin Spacey, McConnell, UFOs & Infinity (July 27, 2023)

36 mins; July 27, 2023

LAL — NFL Contracts, Diversity Paradox, Advice to New Law Students (July 26, 2023)

44 mins; July 26, 2023

LAL — Vikings' Addison, Protected Speech, Beer by Mail, Collapse of the CDO (July 25, 2023)

42 mins; July 25, 2023

LAL — NIL NCAA Bill, Stanford & Michigan Law, NYPD & #AMA (July 21, 2023)

51 mins; July 21, 2023

LAL — Jason Aldean & CMT, Bud Light, 'Hawai'i Six-O' (July 20, 2023)

43 mins; July 20, 2023

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

44 mins; July 19, 2023

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

46 mins; July 18, 2023

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

44 mins; July 17, 2023

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

51 mins; July 14, 2023

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

43 mins; July 13, 2023

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

34 mins; July 12, 2023

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

32 mins; July 11, 2023

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

47 mins; July 10, 2023

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

35 mins; July 07, 2023

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

39 mins; July 05, 2023

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

31 mins; July 04, 2023

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

33 mins; July 03, 2023

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

61 hours 53 mins; June 30, 2023

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

35 mins; June 29, 2023

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

40 mins; June 28, 2023

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

41 mins; June 27, 2023

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

31 mins; June 26, 2023

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

40 mins; June 23, 2023

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

35 mins; June 22, 2023

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

40 mins; June 21, 2023

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

33 mins; June 20, 2023

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

35 mins; June 19, 2023

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

33 mins; June 16, 2023

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

37 mins; June 14, 2023

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

40 mins; June 13, 2023

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