So, here's the summary: it may not look like it, but this is DEVASTATING for Eastman so far. Judge is going methodically through all the reasons why no atty-client relationship may exist AT ALL, which would enable him to skip the crime/fraud stuff AND would bulletproof .. /1 of x
..the opinion on appeal even from the hackiest of right-wing activists. Right now we have a tough set of questions pending for Chapman Univ regarding the fact that Eastman represented W in 2000 election litigation & was commended for it - that seems to contradict the arg now ../2
...that Eastman's rep of Trump would violate university policies. If Chapman U comes back with a good answer here - and it's hard to imagine they haven't thought through this - this could be over on no expectation of privacy. If they can't, THEN Judge Carter will look at ... /3
...other args regarding the existence, scope of representation, etc. So think of this as democracy on offense right now - maybe the drive stalls on the goal line, but the "worst"-case scenario is failure to score, not a score by the other side. /4 of 4
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