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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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Don’t Overlook Barr DOJ’s Abuse of Antitrust Laws

The OTHER Department whistleblower's astonishing testimony of gross misconduct by Trump's corrupt U.S. Attorney General

UPDATE 7/2/20: Barr Impeachment Inquiry Resolution introduced...

GOP Lawsuit Challenging CA Vote-By-Mail Likely to be Dismissed as Moot

State legislature codifies Governor's Executive Order, Voting Rights Groups' Motion to Intervene upends Republican 'voter fraud' allegations...

UPDATE 7/10/20: After voluntarily dismissing its lawsuit, GOP falsely declares victory...

Retired Judge Denounces DOJ Motion to Dismiss Flynn Case as ‘Preposterous’, ‘Corrupt’, ‘Politically Motivated’

Anticipated court rulings will determine whether Trump's corrupt political influence will expand from a compromised DOJ to the Judiciary...

UPDATE : Sharply divided Appellate Panel orders District Court to dismiss Flynn case. UPDATE 7/10/20: District Court petitions full DC Circuit for en banc rehearing. UPDATE 7/30/20: DC Circuit grants en banc review; vacates panel's order. UPDATE: 9/2/20 DC Circuit denies Flynn's writ petition...

Unlikely 11th Circuit Will Sustain FL Governor’s Appeal of Felon Voting Rights Decision [UPDATED]

Appeals court previously found state's new poll tax unconstitutional

UPDATE, 7/1/20: Appellate Court expedites DeSantis appeal; sets oral arguments for Aug. 10; grants en banc review and stays the injunction...

Independent Autopsy: Floyd ‘Died of Asphyxia Due to Neck AND BACK Pressure’, a Homicide

Experts' findings raise questions about veracity of Hennepin County Medical Examiner; may support charges against other officers...

UPDATE: MN AG elevates charges against Chauvin to include 2nd degree murder; others charged with 'aiding and abetting' murder and manslaughter with negligence...

Republicans File Dubious Legal Challenge to California’s Emergency Vote-By-Mail Order

Rightwing organization and GOP candidate Darrell Issa charge mailing ballots to every registered voter violates the U.S. Constitution...

UPDATE: Case likely to be dismissed as moot...

Court Reinstates NY Dem Presidential Primary

Judge rules 'all qualified candidates' must remain on the ballot in case filed by former hopeful Andrew Yang with the support of Bernie Sanders

UPDATE: 2d Circuit summarily rejects NY appeal...

Why Voting For Sanders in Remaining Primaries Will Help Biden Win in November

...And ensure the former Veep keeps his promise for 'one of the most progressive administrations since Roosevelt'...

Medicare for All: Myths and Realities

Countering the deadly media-supported, health insurance industry spin...

Don’t Just Debunk the Ukraine DNC Hack Conspiracy Theory. Expose Its Absurdity.

Setting politics aside, why the evidence-free Trump/GOP claims about Ukraine and the 2016 election actually make no sense whatsoever...

Court Demolishes DOJ, White House Objections to Impeachment Inquiry

AG Barr ordered to hand over grand jury transcripts, exhibits redacted from the Mueller Report to Congress by October 30

UPDATE 10/29/19: DC Circuit Court of Appeal Grants Temporary Stay of Order to Release Grand Jury Materials...

Surviving the E-Voting Titanic

Democracy's need for lifeboats in the form of hand-marked paper ballots...

‘Paradise Lost’: At the Bottom of Wealth Disparity

Typhoid Fever, Bubonic Plague make a comeback in L.A. at the bleeding tip of the spear of epidemic U.S. homelessness, despair...

Laurence Tribe Predicts 9-0 SCOTUS Ruling Against Trump’s Congressional Stonewalling

Two federal courts uphold Legislative oversight of the Executive Branch...

Inmate Voting is Not a Radical Idea

All Americans, progressive or otherwise, should stand for what is right...

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