Law and Legitimacy

Day 70! Gilligan's Island aka Hotel California aka United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021, continues apace. Norm updates the LAL viewership as to what the week may hold. Today, Norm and Mike discuss: › Dominion Voting's Defamation Lawsuit Against FOX › Justice Clarence Thomas's Recent Media Tribulations › Washington Post's Reporting on Judge Kacsmaryk out of Amarillo, Texas 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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!

Court is paused today in United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. It seems, then, that we will be stuck on Day 69 all weekend long. Have a nice one! . Today is a special one-hour stream! This is the second installment of Law and Legitimacy's Q+A format—#AMA. Norm and Mike will take questions from livestream viewers, particularly those submitted by way of Locals members and subscribers! Type your questions in the chat, send them via email, or mention @PattisPodcast on Twitter. . 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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!

Uh oh. Do we do it? Dare we? It is perhaps the nicest day of Gilligan's Island aka the Hotel California aka United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., Day 69. Five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. How nice will the day be? Could we finally be seeing light at the end of the tunnel? Today, Norm and Mike take up a couple of legitimacy-themed, nonalcoholic topics: › SCOTUS is set to render an opinion in Groff v. DeJoy—the case that implicates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires that employers make accommodations for the religious beliefs of employees provided that such accommodations are not an undue burden for the employer. In 2015, the United States Postal Service entered into a contract with Amazon which broke the long-tenured history of USPS employees not having to work on Sundays. Gerald Groff, the petitioner, was terminated from his career with the USPS for refusing to work Sundays, the day which holds sincere religious significance for Groff and which was worth the risk of being terminated from employment. How will the Court define or redefine precedent which illustrates the notion of "undue burden" with a standard of anything more than a de minimis accommodation? › Remember when we covered the case of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan high schooler whose parents were charged with negligent manslaughter after Ethan brought a firearm to school and killed four of his peers? Well, a first-grader in Newport News, Virginia, has reportedly brought a firearm to his elementary school and shot his teacher. The first-grader's mother, Deja Nicole Taylor, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of child neglect and child endangerment. How do the cases compare? 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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 is Day 68 in what Norm affectionally refers to as Gilligan's Island aka the Hotel California aka United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. Two (2) of the defendant Proud Boys have taken the stand as the trial nears its completion. Norm opines. Mike sent Norm a text acknowledging how frenetic it all seems. Today, the two discuss: › Embattled Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, has retained an outside law firm and is suing Jim Jordan and House Republicans, and is also seeking a temporary restraining order from the court in an effort to block the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena of none other than former Manhattan prosecutor and author of the book for which Norm just this week tendered an on-stream review, Mark Pomerantz. › Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his intent to pardon Daniel Perry, the Austin, Texas, man convicted of the murder of Garrett Foster in connection with the events of July 25, 2020. The Washington Post now reports that Perry's legal team has petitioned for a new trial, citing evidence of jury misconduct and other evidentiary deficiencies of the criminal trial. 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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 is Day 67 at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. Norm predicts that closing arguments in the trial are to occur later this week or early next week, with jury deliberations thereafter. Today, Norm and Mike have a lot on the slate: › In Louisville, Kentucky, one Connor Sturgeon—a 25 year-old banker—livestreamed via Instagram his "alleged" slaying of 5 individuals inside of a Kentucky bank. › Gen Z or "Generation Zombie"? The coalescing of the disquieted minds of the nation's youth appears to be approaching critical mass. › Mike felt left out last Friday when Norm briefly covered the news out of North Carolina involving Representative Tricia Cotham's party switch from Democrat to Republican. The implications are meaningful and perhaps shed light on the broader crisis of legitimacy within the country's obviously dominant cultural forces. 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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! We hope all who celebrated had a wonderful Easter weekend. Norm remains in our nation's capitol of Washington, D.C., providing legal defense against the criminal prosecution in United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys face charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. Today, the duo meet to discuss: › Norm's review of Mark Pomerantz's book entitled, "The People vs. Donald Trump." Norm picked it up over the weekend and has thoughts to share. › The DailyKos's Mark Sumner published an article in late March called, "The wave of 'large language model' AI isn't just a threat to jobs, it's the end of objective facts." Well, is it? 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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!

The channel is on pause at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al., the trial in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys are being prosecuted with charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021. With the court dark until Tuesday, Norm has a few days to enjoy in the Capitol over Easter weekend. Happy Good Friday to you all! There is no shortage of legitimacy-themed headlines to discuss. As time affords, Norm and Mike will tackle: › Anheuser-Busch InBev aka AB InBev aka parent company to the manufacturer of Budweiser products—including Bud Light—is under tremendous fire after an influencer campaign with Dylan Mulvaney went viral. Mike jumped on a few grenades in the trenches of Twitter yesterday and has some insight to share. › State legislatures have erupted in North Carolina and Tennessee. Albeit for very different reasons, each represents a sign of the times in American politics. › A column in the Los Angeles Times reports that life expectancy is falling in the American south. Loyal listeners of LAL know that we have discussed what are termed "deaths of despair" at length on this show. What do we observe via the LA Times column? 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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 is Day 65 at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka the Most Important Trial of the Century in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys stand accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021 — United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but the court may be sealing it. Today, Norm and Mike focus on a couple of items that had been previously planned but took a backseat to the Trump indictment news and developments earlier this week: › Democrat Representative Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is Reported to be Switching Her Party Affiliation to Republican, Affording the Republicans a Veto-Proof Supermajority in the North Carolina Legislature — What are the Short-Term Implications? › Professor Jonathan Turley Penned a Piece in USA Today About the Dangers of OpenAI's ChatGPT, Which Has Reportedly Manufactured Fake Reporting Claiming Allegations of Sexual Harassment — How Should Liability for Such Defamatory and/or Libelous Statements be Apportioned? 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast Subscribe and turn on notifications! Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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 is Day 64 at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka the Most Important Trial of the Century in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys stand accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021 — United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al. Yesterday saw a significant portion of the day covered by sealed proceedings. Norm updates. Today, Norm and Mike have a lot on the agenda:

› Manhattan District Attorney 'Fat Alvin' Bragg's indictment has been made public, and perhaps the only surprise is that the public still has no idea what underlying crime in which President Donald Trump is alleged to have engaged that would elevate an otherwise paltry series of misdemeanor falsification of business records charges into first degree felonies. › Following his arraignment in New York City, President Donald Trump flew home to his Mar a Lago estate, where he delivered a wide-ranging speech. That speech illustrates what Mike has been foreshadowing, which is that the alignment of the four (4) independent legal investigations into President Trump will manifest as a multi-front effort to forestall his presidential campaign in 2024. Mike has an idea of what this may all be about.

› Professor of Law at George Washington University and constitutional scholar, Jonathan Turley, wrote in USA Today about artificial intelligence's—namely ChatGPT's—threat to individual personal lives through completely fabricated allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. Norm and Mike revisit parts of the Future of Life Institute's policy objectives. Specifically, what is America to do about the legal liability for such obvious threats to personal safety and well-being posed by ChatGPT's apparent willingness to fabricate such damaging stories?

› North Carolina's legislature is making headlines. Last week, the legislature voted to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill passed aiming to strengthen second amendment protections for citizens in the state of North Carolina. That vote to override was thanks to a supermajority in the state legislature only made possible by the absence of one key Democrat representative, one Rep. Tricia Cotham. Yesterday, it was reported that Cotham intends to switch her party affiliation to Republican from Democrat, thereby handing the Republicans in North Carolina legislature of veto-proof supermajority for the remainder of Governor Cooper's term. Mike updates on both the second amendment bill, as well as the impact on the new push for education reform across the state. Join us.

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It is Day 63 at the Hotel California aka Gilligan's Island aka the Most Important Trial of the Century in which five (5) members of the Proud Boys stand accused of seditious conspiracy in connection with the events of January 6, 2021 — United States v. Joseph Biggs, et al. Norm updates. Today: › The Case Against a Gag Order on President Donald Trump — the American Constitution › False Allegations of Sexual Harassment of Students Against a Teacher — Who Made the Allegations? Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT 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 7:45am EST on: . › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @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!