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.

Season Finale — A Farewell and an Expression of Thanks from Norm and Mike 07/10/2024

Policing Public Libraries, Assange Pleas Guilty & SCOTUS on Second Amendment 06/25/2024

Tesla Over the Cliff, Extinction Rebellion Protests the PGA, SCOTUS Predictions 06/24/2024

Proof & the Rule of Law, State Bar Association's Message & Norm's USA Essay 06/19/2024

Alex Jones' Online Accounts to be Seized? Lil' Woody Copeland & Alito on 'Godliness' 06/14/2024

Garland Whines in WaPo Piece, the Brian Steel Saga & More Writings Out of Nashville 06/13/2024

Trump Letter to Merchan: Remove Gag, Divisive Garland Hearing & Vermont Foster Family Lawsuit 06/05/2024

Aftermath of Trump Verdict, Whither Infowars & SCOTUS Rejects Shroyer Petition 06/04/2024

American History: Trump — The Canary in the Legitimacy Coal Mine 05/31/2024

Charges Dropped Against Scottie, Justice Alito's Letter & Jury Instructions in Trump 05/30/2024

Vivek's Buzzfeed Campaign, Trump Closing Arguments & Live Q&A 05/29/2024

Trump Trial, Norm's Appellate Win & Sotomayor's Tears 05/28/2024

Trump v. Jalapeño Jack: Mar-a-Lago Showdown & Rashada-Napier NIL Lawsuit 05/23/2024

Trump Defense Team Rests, Scottie Scheffler's Arrest & Jack Smith's Lethal Force Problem 05/22/2024

Closing Arguments in Trump, Norm Cancelled (Again) & Self-Checkout Bans 05/20/2024

Trump and Trial Judges, Bans on Lab-Grown Meat & the TikTok Lawsuit 05/15/2024

Michael Cohen's Testimony, Elon Musks $6B Legal Bill & Smerconish's Commencement Speech 05/14/2024

Virginia School Board on Confederate Names, Asheville Reparations & Civil Asset Forfeiture 05/10/2024

Fani Willis Disqual Reaches Appeals Court, TikTok v. Garland & the Exclusionary Rule 05/09/2024

Trump Documents Trial Delayed, Competing Noncompetes & the High School Heckler's Veto 05/08/2024

Trump Contempt Again, Christian Nationalism & FTC and the Comity Principle 05/07/2024

Norm Recaps Viva Appearance, Hope Hicks Takes the Stand in Trump & WSJ Opinion 05/06/2024

Trump Violates Gag Order, DEA Weighs THC Scheduling & Campus Speech Monitors 05/01/2024

OAN Retracts Cohen Statements, Charlotte Officers Slain & Columbia University Ground Zero 04/30/2024

Weinstein, Campus 'Hate Speech' Unrest & Biden's Capital Gains Equity Project 04/29/2024

Trump Trial: Opening Statements and Press Gagged & Columbia Cancels Classes to 'Reset' 04/22/2024

Abbot and the 1st Amendment, Fischer Arguments Recap & NC Bar Owners Get Appellate Win 04/17/2024

Jury Selection in Trump, Is Texas' Abbott Right on Speech? & SCOTUS Takes Up J6 Case 04/16/2024

Trump Risks Contempt Behind Remarks Aimed at Cohen & SCOTUS Weighs J6 Obstruction 04/15/2024

Will Trump See Prison? Fatal Vegas Lawyer Shooting, East Palestine Settlement & More 04/10/2024