Law and Legitimacy

It's Thursday. You're thirsty. We get it. Top off your mug and settle in. . › Hunter Biden is almost certain to go to prison. How do we know? Relevant offense conduct. . › Kevin Spacey has been acquitted of the numerous sexual assault charges. Maybe we can enlist his help to turn House of Cards here in American back into fiction. . › Senate Minority Leader 'Cocaine' Mitch McConnell had himself a moment on camera during a press conference Wednesday, but what can we the voters do about it? . › President Trump created Space Force. And here we are, watching with levels of incredulity previously unimaginable as congressional testimony is offered regarding the presence of alien life on planet earth. It is almost like a mega-famous celebrity-athlete's 18 year-old son went into cardiac arrest, or the body of a live-in chef was found at the bottom of a pond at a former president's estate at Martha's Vineyard or something. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › X: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - X: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Good Morning #LALiens and Happy Hump Day! Yesterday's stream and attendance were incredible. If you are a new arrival, welcome! For our regulars, hold it down in the chat! . Today, Norm and Mike attempt to satisfy the platform tag police (yeah, we see you): . › NFL contracts are in the news. Los Angeles Chargers' franchise quarterback, Justin Herbert, and the team have agreed to a 5-year extension that makes Herbert the highest paid at the position by annual salary. By contrast, the running back position across the NFL continues to cheapen, highlighted by New York Giants star, Saquon Barkley, signing a one-year deal just to avoid a prolonged holdout a la Leveon Bell. What is to blame for the disparity? . › As teased at the end of yesterday's stream, the Wall Street Journal published a piece entitled, "The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer." The Journal also published a piece entitled "The Hidden Cost of Being Overweight," which tracks the new legal pressures being applied in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to join Michigan in listing weight as a characteristic protected from discrimination. There is a saying in the south that goes something like, "that's like going around one's butt to get to one's elbow," that seems appropriate here. . › Advice to New Law Students: Ilya Somin writes for the Volokh Conspiracy and lists four (4) pieces of advice to law students beginning their law school journeys this fall. Norm and Mike review this list and each offer a piece of advice of their own. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › X: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - X: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

We appreciate your pardon for yesterday's last-minute notice. Norm and Mike are back in full swing for today's stream: . › With the 23rd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected the wide receiver from the University of Southern California, Jordan Addison. Shortly after Friday's stream, it was reported that Addison had been stopped by the Minnesota State Highway Patrol for going 140 mph in a 55 mph zone. Addison was not arrested. Later on Friday, Addison released a statement apologizing for the incident, but curiously without citing an emergency with his dog. . › Jonathan Turley published an article analyzing the troubling view many modern American journalists that "misinformation" is somehow not speech protected by the first amendment to the United States constitution. . › "Just Let Breweries Mail Beer Already, Congress" is an article published in VinePair, in which Dave Infante lays out the case for allowing breweries to utilize the United States Postal Service to mail beer directly to customers in any of the 50 states. Mike knows a bit about this topic and sees it in perhaps a different way. Has the beer industry earned this sort of congressional call to action? . › The Wall Street Journal published "The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer" late last week, detailing the shrinking demand of the executive leadership role which was largely invisible until the summer of 2020. What does the retraction in the market for chiefing a company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts signal? . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › X: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - X: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

It's Friday. Let's have a little fun. After a couple of quickies, Norm and Mike shift into #AMA mode and take questions from the live chat. . Quickies: . › USA Today reports a draft bill that would create an entity known as the College Athletics Corporation which would oversee a broad set of new regulations attendant to college athletics, including the hotly debated topic of NIL. . › Remember Tirien Steinbach, the Stanford Law DEI administrator who sympathized with the toddlers shouting down Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, Kyle Duncan? Yeah, she gone. . › NYPD announced a $13M settlement for 1,300 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit over police treatment of BLM protestors during the George Floyd riots in 2020. What's more? Norm and Mike just realized that New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the NYPD in January of 2021 seeking the implementation of an 'external monitor' to oversee changes in riot response protocol. . › #AMA: Type your questions into the live chat for Norm and/or Mike to answer. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

Be contrarian. Be correct. Must one choose between the two? Vivek Ramaswamy does not believe so. Nor does Law and Legitimacy. After all, we are for the contrarians, the free-thinkers, and the unafraid. Welcome to our new subscribers, followers, and viewers. Welcome back to the crew we look forward to seeing in the livestream chats every morning. . Today, Norm and Mike handle some unfinished business: . › Jason Aldean is the subject of immense scrutiny and censorship after the debut of the official music video to his song, "Try That in a Small Town". Has Trump found his new campaign song? . › AB InBev survived a complaint filed with the Beer Institute which claimed its Bud Light social media campaign with Dylan Mulvaney violated prohibitions on soliciting underage drinking. . › Michigan AG Dana Nessel announced charges against 16 Michigan electors from the 2020 presidential election. How does American history inform our understanding about the role of electors, expectations of how they behave, and is the AG's move a stunt to facilitate adoption of National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Act? . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

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 presidential election. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

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 be that one of Gavin Newsom or Michelle Obama intends an imminent announcement of presidential significance? . › John Locke's Second Treatise is required reading for every 1L. It is in the Law and Legitimacy syllabus. We continue today with an analysis of Locke's view of the right of the individual to resist. . › Mark Rutte, the former Netherlands Prime Minister, has resigned, after the Dutch government failed to reach an agreement that would have tightened immigration policy in a country that has seen a dramatic rise in migrant arrivals over the last several years. Is the Netherlands the canary in the metaphorical coal mine for the whole of the West? . › The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut has ruled that a law enforcement officer's use of an iPhone to see through a vehicles tinted windows does not violate the fourth amendment's guard against unreasonable searches and seizures. Norm and Mike unpack the Order from Judge Jeffrey Meyer in United States v. Christopher Poller. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

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, and a comment. . Norm and Mike begin the week with a strong front of strivers in the world of legitimacy: . › The 20 year-old Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz, put on a decisive performance in his 2023 Wimbledon Championship win. Mike shares his intrigue with the 4th set of the 3rd game. . › Norm is re-reading John Locke's Second Treatise on Government with a particular emphasis on the distinction between consent and acquiescence. Calling all law students! . › Republican candidate for president, Vivek Ramaswamy, is surging big time. Norm and Mike have been talking about Vivek for months. There is no doubt the millennial capitalist is way talented and extraordinarily charismatic. How do we get him to drop by Law and Legitimacy? . › RFK Jr. made headlines over the weekend with his remarks concerning the studies showing COVID's varying impact on ethnicities from around the world. Is the media treating his words fairly? . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

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. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

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 civil complaint alleging defamation against Fox, claiming that the DOJ has imminent plans to prosecute him criminally for his activity at the Capitol; (ii) the DOJ has also moved to appeal the sentences of Oath Keepers convicted of Seditious Conspiracy, including the sentence of Stewart Rhodes, indicating a clear dissatisfaction with the lengths of the convicted defendants' respective and forthcoming incarceration; and (iii) an Orlando, Florida, based actor, James Beeks, has been acquitted of the charges filed against him in connection with J6—and Beeks was a pro se litigant. . › Having had an opportunity to watch and listen to Ep. 9 of Tucker on Twitter, Norm joins Mike in analyzing the essence of the interview. . › Elon Musk announced via Twitter yesterday the launch of xAI with a tweet reading, "Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality." Elon then hosted a Twitter Space in the evening and was joined by Ro Khanna and Mike Gallagher to discuss the premise of xAI, the challenges facing humanity related to the emergence of artificial intelligence, China's influence and role in that emergence, and the need for useful regulations attendant to A.I.'s development. We are fortunate to have Norm to offer a historical and philosophical perspective on the nature of what we conceive as our shared reality. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawPodDaily . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @LawPodDaily, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!