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Connecticut Magazine called Norm Pattis, the Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, the Defender of the Despised. It is a mantle he wears proudly. If you read about a criminal case in Connecticut, there is a good chance that Pattis represents the client, passed on the case or is in talks to take it over. His clients include Alex Jones, the controversial conservative firebrand and host of Infowars. Pattis is my guest on this week's episode of Killer Cross Examination. I'm still reeling from the amount of information that Pattis shared with me during this episode. Pattis, who has won millions of dollars in civil rights verdicts including in some of the most improbable of cases, e.g., Kevin King (just look the case up - Kevin King Prison Abuse) and obtained acquittals in too many cases to count. Recently, he obtained an acquittal in the high-profile case of Saifullah Khan, the college student accused of committing a sexual assault upon a fellow student. Pattis' shares his background growing up in Detroit and how his hard knocks youth gave him the chip on his shoulder that motivates him to this day. Pattis shared trial tips and strategies including the "Acid Rain" cross examination: drop after drop after drop of unrelenting acid rain that eventually, slowly, methodically kills the witness. Pattis described his jury selection style as looking for "bounce", who can he sit down and talk to at a bar and who "gives you something back." Pattis discusses how as a lawyer he deals with "inconvenient truths", those facts that hurt his case but that he needs to own. He shares his "zipper method" style of cross examination and cross examination preparation, how he insists on learning the science to combat expert witnesses, using voir dire of the expert to get into and under the skin of the expert before the jury sees the cross examination and how he has physically gotten on the table and on the floor to make his points during cross and trial. When he senses blood in the water, as he puts it, he goes for it. Pattis actually uses the courtroom as theater. Let me tell you something — if you are looking for a trial tips, closing tips, analogies, analogies, metaphors, etc., you'll have to watch this interview with Pattis multiple times. Pattis has written 3 books, is a nascent stand-up comedian, writes a blog and hosts his own podcast, Law and Legitimacy.
Pakistan is not on most people’s list of rave destinations, and as one of the most conservative Islamic countries on Earth, for those pursuing what can be viewed as Western immorality, the stakes can be life and death.But the rave experience is undeniable, and is perhaps worth laying it all on the line... This week's guest, Assad Saifullah Khan, pioneered Pakistan's underground rave scene as a DJ, promotor and a pioneer. Known variably as DJ Barrister, and as his newest musical incarnation is BASK, in this episode Asaad and I discuss:The origins of rave in PakistanCreating a new scene entirely from scratchHow religion touches everythingDrugsPakistan in the time of covidThe evolving role of celebrity and mediaAnd much, much more.FIND ASSADOn SoundcloudOn InstagramOn YoutubeOn Facebook------CONNECT WITH DANCE CULTURE VIBESubscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Stay connected with exclusive content on social:InstagramFacebookUnderground Newsletter: https://danceculturevibe.substack.com/Email: sam@danceculturevibe.com
This episode contains violent and sexually graphic language. In this episode, we’ll be covering the current status of 25-year-old senior Saifullah Khan, who went on trial last February on charges that he raped a fellow Yale student in her Trumbull College dorm room. But in a series of interviews this summer, Jon Andrews, who was Khan's most ardent supporter, said he was sexually assaulted by the man he worked so hard to defend against rape charges. Over the course of their seven-month relationship, Andrews said, Khan sexually assaulted him during an alcohol-fueled threesome in Washington, D.C., last June and physically attacked him on two other occasions. We’ll be hearing from Britt O’Daly, the reporter himself, on the process behind this four-month long investigation. Hosted by Allison Park. Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education Center (SHARE): 203-432-2000 (24/7); 55 Lock St., Lower Level; (9am-5pm Mon to Fri) Title IX Coordinators: 203-432-4446 or titleix@yale.edu University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct: 203-432-4449 or http://uwc.yale.edu
RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav talks to Saifullah Khan about the security lapses that led to the bomb blast in Patna during Narendra Modi's rally on 27 October. Produced by Shruti Sah
KC Tyagi, Spokesperson, JD(U) talks to Saifullah Khan about the serial bomb blasts during Narendra Modi's "Hunkar Rally" in Patna. Produced by Sheeba Naaz
Saifullah Khan talks to Harivansh, Editor, Prabhat Khabar on the serial bomb blasts during Narendra Modi's "Hunkar Rally" in Patna Produced by Sheeba Naaz
Saifullah Khan talks to TEHELKA Correspondent Nirala on the serial bomb blasts during Narendra Modi's "Hunkar Rally" in Patna. Produced by Sheeba Naaz
Saifullah Khan talks to TEHELKA's Editor-at-large, Ajit Sahi about the implications of Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea on his political future. Produced by Asad Ali