Law dean and constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky publicly called on fellow lawyers Thursday to shun constitutional scholar John Eastman for “attempting to overthrow our government.”

In an op-ed published in the Sacramento Bee, Chemerinsky also urged the state bar to consider disciplining Eastman for allegedly advising President Donald Trump that on Jan. 6 Vice President Mike Pence could refuse to count electoral votes from states where there were claims of fraud and throw the election to Trump.

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