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Litigation & Arbitration

Aug. 25, 2023

Witness: Eastman’s views ‘extraordinary and radical’

John C. Eastman’s attorney, Randall A. Miller, objected to expert witness testimony by a Stanford Law School professor, on the grounds that he helped oversee the drafting of the disciplinary charges.

Witness: Eastman’s views ‘extraordinary and radical’

Former Fowler School of Law dean John C. Eastman’s legal theory that a vice president has the authority to decide whether to count electoral presidential votes was “extraordinary and radical,” a State Bar witness stated Thursday at the resumption of proceedings that could lead to Eastman’s disbarment.

“The Electoral Count Act of 1887 says that Congress, pursuant to these specific procedures, has the sole authority to count electoral votes ...

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