No. 26-336
 
Title: John C. Eastman, Petitioner
v.
State Bar of California
Docketed: September 14, 2026
Linked with: 25A1445
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of California
   Case Numbers: (S292011)
   Decision Date: April 15, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 23 2026 Application (25A1445) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2026 to September 12, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Jun 26 2026 Application (25A1445) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 12, 2026.
Sep 11 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2026)
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Oct 05 2026 Amicus brief of Liberty Legal Foundation, et al. not accepted for filing. (October 05, 2026) (corrected efiling to be submitted)
Oct 05 2026 Brief amici curiae of Liberty Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Oct 05 2026 Brief amici curiae of Professor Rebecca Roiphe, et al. filed.
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Oct 09 2026 Waiver of right of respondent The State Bar of California to respond filed.
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Oct 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Bruce Jacobs, Esq. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 09 2026 Amicus brief of Cyrus Sanai and Peyman Roshan submitted.
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Oct 13 2026 Amicus brief of The Oversight Project submitted.
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Oct 13 2026 Amicus brief of Seventeen Current and Former Attorneys of President Donald J. Trump and His Associates Targeted by Barfare submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of Cyrus Sanai and Peyman Roshan submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of National Legal and Policy Center submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of Jonathan S. Goldstein and Britain R. Henry submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of Life Legal Defense Foundation submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of Article III Project submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of America's Future, Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Public Advocate of the United States, Public Advocate Foundation, Judicial Action Group, Judicial Action Group Foundation, Restoring Liberty Action Committee, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund submitted.
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Oct 14 2026 Amicus brief of APA Watch submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jay Alan Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 2025468890
Party name: John C. Eastman


Attorneys for Respondent
Christopher Gary Jagard
Counsel of Record
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

christopher.jagard@calbar.ca.gov
Ph: 415-538-2384
Party name: The State Bar of California


Other Attorneys
Michael Lee Francisco
Counsel of Record
First & Fourteenth PLLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

michael@first-fourteenth.com
Ph: 202-998-1978
Party name: Article III Project


Lawrence J. Joseph
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

LJOSEPH@LARRYJOSEPH.COM
Ph: 2023559452
Party name: APA Watch


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future, Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Public Advocate of the United States, Public Advocate Foundation, Judicial Action Group, Judicial Action Group Foundation, Restoring Liberty Action Committee, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund


Jeffrey Bossert Clark
Counsel of Record
The Oversight Project
211 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Jeff@itsyourgov.org
Ph: (202) 279-1396
Party name: The Oversight Project


Skylar Reese Croy
Counsel of Record
Hurley Burish, S.C.
P.O. Box 1528
Madison, WI 53701-1528

scroy@hurleyburish.com
Ph: (608) 257-0945
Party name: The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Inc.


Frances L. Diaz
Counsel of Record
Law Offices of Frances L. Diaz
8306 Wilshire Blvd.
#263
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

francesdiaz@frontier.com
Ph: 3109275086
Party name: Cyrus Sanai and Peyman Roshan


Jonathan Shae Goldstein
Counsel of Record
Goldstein Law Partners, LLC
200 School Alley, Suite 5
Green Lane, PA 18054

jgoldstein@goldsteinlp.com
Ph: (610) 949-0444
Party name: Jonathan S. Goldstein and Britain R. Henry


Bruce Jacobs
Counsel of Record
2971 Bird Ave
Coconut Grove, FL 33133

brucejacobs36@gmail.com
Ph: (305) 331-1333
Party name: Bruce Jacobs, Esq.


Richard A. Samp
Counsel of Record
3815 N. Ridgeview Road
Arlington, VA 20036

rasamp@verizon.net
Ph: 703-505-2271
Party name: National Legal and Policy Center


Patrick R. Sciacca
Counsel of Record
716 Zimalcrest Dr
# 1707
Columbia, SC 29210-6571

prsciacca@comcast.net
Ph: 772.634-7428
Party name: Liberty Legal Foundation, Project Civica, Inc., North Carolina Values Coalition, Christopher Byrne, Ronald D. Coleman, Nathan Earle, Harry Macdougald, and Randy Barnett


Catherine Wynne Short
Counsel of Record
Life Legal Defense Foundation
P.O. Box 2105
Napa, CA 94558

kshort@lldf.org
Ph: (707) 224-6675
Party name: Life Legal Defense Foundation


Eugene Volokh
Counsel of Record
Hoover Institution Stanford University
434 Galvez Mall
Standford, CA 94305

volokh@stanford.edu
Ph: 650-721-5092
Party name: Profs. Rebecca Roiphe, Nadine Strossen, and Eugene Volokh


Nicholas Jeffrey Wanic
Counsel of Record
America First Policy Institute
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 225
Washington, DC 20004

nwanic@americafirstpolicy.com
Ph: 779-396-0137
Party name: Seventeen Current and Former Attorneys of President Donald J. Trump and His Associates Targeted by Barfare