Civics: Barfare Litigation
I’m overwhelmed and overjoyed by the number of amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in support of my Cal Bar cert petition. 14 amicus briefs, representing 21 different organizations and 36 individuals, many of whom have also been targets of Barfare. All (but 1!) are terrific. I’m particularly partial to this line from the Article III Project brief: “John Eastman is an able lawyer of sound character who rendered service to the President of the United States.” 😇The briefs are all available here: supremecourt.gov/docket/DocketF…. First Amendment scholars, Liberty Legal, Am First Policy Inst, Oversight Project, MacIver Institute, Nat’l Legal & Policy Center, America’s Future and Citizens United et al., Life Legal Foundation, APA Watch, Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, among others. Collectively, they tell a powerful story both of the First Amendment violations we’ve raised but also of the broader risk posed by barfare, particularly in intensely partisan election disputes. All of them are worth the time to read. And many thanks to everyone who participated in preparing these important briefs. The California Bar waived response (pretty common), so the Supreme Court clerk has now distributed my petition and these amicus briefs for consideration at the Court’s Nov. 6 conference. Pray that the Justices do two things at that conference: 1) CFR–Call for a Response from the California Bar; and 2) CVSG–Call for the Views of the Solicitor General.
