The Disbarment of John Eastman: The California Bar Bags a Trump Lawyer and Leaves Troubling Questions

SCOTUS Should Stop California's Persecution Of John Eastman

In the eyes of the bar and California court, Eastman's thoughtcrime, punishable with professional destruction, was “lawyering for MAGA.”

The Disbarment of John Eastman: The California Bar Bags a Trump Lawyer and Leaves Troubling Questions

Below is my column in the California Post and New York Post on the disbarment of John Eastman. I criticized the January 6th speeches while they were being given and disagreed with the legal theories presented to stop the certification. However, this action leaves troubling questions of consistency and clarity in the standards used to judge lawyers presenting novel or controversial legal arguments. It also is likely to have a chilling effect on t…