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The Bruthas N Law are back and black and therefore, despite their desire to discuss last week's confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, they were forced to tackle a more pressing issue -- Should Will Smith have slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars? And if so, how many times and should he have used a closed fist?

In their riveting quasi-legal analysis, the Bruthas embark on a broader discussion of masculinity and the proper boundaries of comedy. In Episode 66B, you will hear their discussion of what transpired during the confirmation hearings.

As social distancing restrictions are relaxed, geopolitical tensions have increased with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bruthas give their black-centric views on this international conflict and then, turn their attention domestically to discuss President Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Justice Jackson will become the first African-American woman on the High Court.

That said, in a classic example of one step forward and two steps back, the Bruthas will also provide their legal analyses of two recent cases in which police officers were exonerated for their parts in the shooting of an autistic man’s caretaker and the brutal killing of Breonna Taylor.

In this episode, the Bruthas weigh in on the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Amy Potter for the killing of unarmed black motorist Daunte Wright. In doing so, the Bruthas analyze the judge's decision and critique her reasoning in reducing the officer's presumptive sentence from 6 years to just 16 months.

In this long-awaited return of the Bruthas, Jesse and Sean tackle the lawsuit filed against the NFL by a former coach detailing the league's dismal record in hiring black coaches. Furthermore, the Bruthas report on the $4 million verdict obtained by Cardi B in her lawsuit against a blogger/Youtuber who falsely accused her of having herpes (among others).

The Bruthas are black and they are back with a reboot of the podcast. With a renewed focus on the law, the Bruthas discuss the week's legal developments, including ...

(1) The free (hate) speech lawsuit filed by Trump against the social media giants for "deplatforming" him, and what to do about the threat posed by unregulated private companies controlling so much of today's communication networks;

(2) The indictments handed down against the Trump Organization and its CFO, and the future prospects of "getting" Trump;

(3) The overturning of Bill Cosby's criminal conviction and his release from prison; and

(4) The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of NCAA vs. Alston, the NCAA's lifting of restrictions on athlete's capitalizing on their name and likeness and what the future holds for college athletics.

In this episode, the Bruthas tell of the rise and fall of Derrick "Action" Jaxn, an Internet relationship guru who raise to fame and promise as a relationship expert, only to be revealed as a serial cheater. The Bruthas briefly recap his rise to prominence and fall from grace before dwelving into the deeper issues at play; namely, why are these type of scandals so common? Specifically, they attempt to answer these questions:

(1) Why is it only MEN who can't control ourselves? You never hear about rich and famous women screwing everything that moves?

(2) If you've got it going on, is it possible to be a "good man"?

(3) How do we, as men, raise sons that will be better than our janky asses?