Tribe and Katyl on Cannon's latest ruling

Continuing this post, Cannon responded by ruling that Trumpler's pre-trial defense of the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is dismissed. But she left open that it could be used at trial. And once the trial begins that defense can be raised again and not appealed, which is something I don't understand. Hence it is now mandatory that DOJ goes to the Appeals Court with a Writ of Mandamus, asking them to force her to make a final ruling on the PRA which DOJ can then appeal if necessary.

Tribe thinks that before that move DOJ should submit a motion for her to do it. Then, when she refuses, go for Mandamus. Katyl thinks such a motion is useless given Cannon's contentious response. He thinks DOJ should go directly to the Appeals Court, and while they're at it request that Cannon be removed from the case altogether.