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Ernest A. Canning is a retired attorney, author, and Vietnam Veteran (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968). He previously served as a Senior Advisor to Veterans For Bernie. Canning has been a member of the California state bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, he has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky.
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H.R.1: Ambitious Democratic Measure Tackles Vote Suppression, Enhances Election Security

Landmark bill would enact long-overdue voting reforms, but needs at least one key rewrite to close a loophole regarding hand-marked paper ballots...

DOJ Must Contest Validity of Presidential Self-Pardons and Pardons of Seditious Co-Conspirators

Did the Framers really wish to give Get-Out-of-Jail Free cards to insurrectionists?...

U.S. Military Must Disobey Coup Order

Op-ed from all 10 living former DefSecs offers ominous warning...

Sanctions Warranted for Frivolous Attempts to Steal Election by Ethically Challenged Attorneys

Deception, repeatedly rejected meritless claims and two 'beyond the pale' 11th-hour lawsuits justify legal discipline, perhaps even disbarment...

UPDATE, 1/1/21: Ohio State Law Professor describes latest assault on election as 'breathtaking and preposterous'; UPDATE, 1/2/21: Court dismisses Gohmert 'legal' challenge; UPDATE, 1/3/21: 5th Circuit panel denies Gohmert motion for an expedited appeal; UPDATE, 1/4/21: DC District Court denies motion for a preliminary injunction; contemplates imposing sanctions...

Federal Court Slams Door On Team Trump Effort to Prevent Certification of Biden Win in PA

Conservative Judge shreds Campaign plea 'to disenfranchise almost 7 million voters' without supporting evidence of 'speculative accusations'...

UPDATE 11/23: 3rd Circuit Orders Expedited Briefing on Trump's limited appeal; UPDATE 11/27: 3rd Circuit unanimously rejects Trump's appeal...

It All Hinges on Georgia’s Two U.S. Senate Runoffs

We can begin to help restore the nation and the world if Peach State voters hand Dems majority control of Congress' upper chamber in January...

Federal Court Upholds NJ Right to Begin Canvass of Mail-In Ballots 10 Days Before Election Day

Also upholds legislative presumption that mail-in ballots received by 11/5, two days after Election Day, were timely mailed, even without a postmark...

UPDATE 10/23/20: In a subsequent order, the court dismissed the Trump campaign's complaint...

Federal Court Blocks ‘Politically Motivated’ USPS Changes, Orders Sorting Machines Reinstalled

Judge blasts new Postal Service mandates as 'intentional effort to disrupt' and delegitimize the 2020 elections and to disenfranchise voters...

UPDATE 9/22/20: 2nd federal court enjoins USPS; separate preliminary injunction motion pending in D.C. federal court...

Trump’s ‘Herd Immunity’ Solution for COVID-19 Could be as Lethal as Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’

Failure to contain the deadly pandemic has led to dehumanizing statistics and a new White House plan to simply let millions of Americans die

UPDATE 9/15/20: 98 former Stanford medical colleagues denounced Dr. Atlas' falsehoods, misrepresentations of science and 'herd immunity' strategy...

Can the Damage of U.S. Postal Service Sabotage Be Reversed Before the Election?

Multi-State legal challenges expose illegality, but it may be too late to fully repair damage even if Trump's Postmaster General is ordered to do so...

Overcoming Trump’s Vote-By-Mail Obstacles

How states, counties and YOU must help defend our 'last firewall'...

Philly DA Vows to Arrest Trump’s Federal ‘Thugs’ if They Violate State Law – But Should He?

Measuring the risks of such an escalation by local officials...

Oregon, ACLU Lawsuits Seek to End ‘Totalitarian’ Assault by Trump’s Secret Police

Despite legal challenges, White House threatens to expand 'shock troop' operation 'across heartland of the country'...

UPDATE, 7/23/20: Federal 'thugs' attack 'wall of moms', Navy vet; Tump/AG Barr expand 'illegal' assault to Kansas City, Chicago and Albuquerque; Judge issues TRO against feds...

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Expand CT Vote-by-Mail

Case may persuade state Dems to nix restrictions on Nov. mail-in voting...

SCOTUS Confirms President Not Above the Law, But Delays Access to Trump Financial Records

Unlikely either a grand jury, Congress or the public will gain access to any incriminating financial records prior to the Presidential Election

UPDATE 8/4/20: Subsequent court orders/legal filings suggest NY grand jury may get records by September. Will there be an October Surprise?...

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