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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: @cann4ing

While Beneficial, Federal Court Intervention Won’t Resolve Los Angeles Homelessness Crisis

Lengthy opinion exposes century of entrenched racism, corruption and indifference but overlooks extreme predatory capitalist inequality...

UPDATE, 9/24/21: 9th Circuit Overturns Injunction

  • , 5/19/2021 - 
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High Cost of Willfully Misinterpreting the 2nd Amendment (Revisited)

Congress and courts are still ignoring the full text of the Amendment, as penned by the Founders, to prevent any and all gun safety legislation...

  • , 4/19/2021 - 
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At a Moment of National Peril, Warnock’s ‘Voting Rights Speech for the Ages’

GA's new Senator appeals to our better angels to save our democracy...

  • , 3/27/2021 - 
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AZ GOP Sanctioned for ‘Bad Faith’ Frivolous Lawsuit Filed to Undercut Election Legitimacy

Party fined $18,000 in costs, attorneys fees to AZ Sec. of State...

  • , 3/18/2021 - 
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Is There a Link Between Trump’s November Purge at DoD and the January U.S. Capitol Insurrection?

D.C. Guard Commander's Senate testimony underscores need for probe...

  • , 3/17/2021 - 
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Texans Pay Big Price for Enron-Like Deregulation

A Green New Deal didn't cause the Lone Star State's deadly power crisis, but it could help prevent the next one...

  • , 2/26/2021 - 
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Prosecute Trump or Perish

Survival of the republic may now hinge on a wide-ranging criminal probe...

  • , 2/15/2021 - 
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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...

  • , 2/05/2021 - 
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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?...

  • , 1/15/2021 - 
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U.S. Military Must Disobey Coup Order

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

  • , 1/04/2021 - 
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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...

  • , 12/31/2020 - 
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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...

  • , 11/22/2020 - 
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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...

  • , 11/16/2020 - 
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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...

  • , 10/12/2020 - 
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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...

  • , 9/18/2020 - 
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