Standing Up for the Rule of Law
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This week’s piece highlights a recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion in In the Matter of W. McCall Calhoun, Jr. and the importance of standing up for the Rule of Law.
On January 21, 2026, the Supreme Court of Georgia, In the Matter of W. McCall Calhoun, Jr. (read the full opinion here) rejected the recommendation of a Special Master that Mr. Calhoun, a Georgia attorney, be publicly reprimanded for his actions during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, and concluded that “it is hard for us to see how anything less than disbarment can be accepted here.”
In the unanimous opinion, the Court wrote that Calhoun knew he was breaking the law when he joined the first wave of supporters for President Trump who forced their way into the Capitol. His actions that day, many of which Calhoun posted in messages and videos on social media, were “very serious” and “reflect adversely on his fitness as a lawyer.”
The Court’s decision is also clear that, contrary to those attempting to rewrite history, on January 6, 2021, Calhoun and others participated “in a violent takeover of the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election and he sought to interfere with the administration of justice.”
The Georgia Supreme Court should be applauded for standing up for the Rule of Law and the integrity of the legal profession.
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Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law
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