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Two Senate Republicans ask Supreme Court to review disbarment of John Eastman

Two Republican senators have asked the Supreme Court to review the disbarment of former legal adviser John Eastman over his actions following the 2020 election.

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Two Republican senators have urged the Supreme Court of the United States to review the disbarment of lawyer John Eastman, Politico reported on October 14, 2026. The filers include Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who could serve as the next top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. [1][9]

Eastman is an American legal scholar and disbarred lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump following the 2020 presidential election. He wrote legal memos arguing that Vice President Mike Pence could reject or delay the certification of certain electoral votes. Because of those actions, the state of California disbarred him from practicing law. [10]

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the nation. It possesses ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal court cases and state court cases that involve questions of constitutional or federal law. [9]

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In short

  • Two Republican senators asked the Supreme Court to review John Eastman's disbarment.
  • Senator Mike Lee of Utah was one of the filers urging the court to take the case.
  • California disbarred John Eastman for his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]2 Senate Republicans tell Supreme Court to review John Eastman's disbarment over Jan. 6Politico Congress, 20d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]US Supreme Court again backs Republicans in clash over political ad ratesReuters, 20d ago
  3. [3]Supreme Court weighs scope of 1980s video privacy law in internet newsletter ageThe Hill, 20d ago
  4. [4]Supreme Court declines to hear the case of a lobster fisherman who opposes boat trackingThe Edwardsville Intelligencer, 20d ago
  5. [5]Supreme Court reverses ‘inappropriate’ ruling in FCC fight over favorable campaign ad rate rulesWashington Examiner, 20d ago
  6. [6]Consumers take early lead in Supreme Court showdown over internet privacyCourthouse News Service, 20d ago
  7. [7]Supreme Court sides with Trump in war over TV ad rate for midtermsCourthouse News Service, 20d ago

Background

  1. [8]Senate Republicans (France) on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Supreme Court of the United States on Wikipedia
  3. [10]John Eastman on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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