Jordan Rubin
MSNBC Blog Writer
Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of the forthcoming book “Bizarro” about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of the forthcoming book “Bizarro” about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Latest from Jordan Rubin
A year after Dobbs, abortion pill litigation gives painful reminder
We’re still awaiting a 5th Circuit ruling on mifepristone, the abortion pill. The Supreme Court unleashed this mess, and it may have to clean it up again.
Immigration suit was too crazy for even this Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing the 8-1 ruling in favor of the Biden administration, called the lawsuit “extraordinarily unusual.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson calls out majority for unjustly ignoring innocence claims
The Supreme Court’s Republican majority issued its latest opinion showing it views criminal appeals with paranoid suspicion and doesn’t care if innocent people are locked up.
Why Kesha will have an easier time beating Dr. Luke’s defamation claim
UPDATE (June 22, 2023, 3:10 p.m. ET): Music producer Dr.
Gorsuch tribal rights dissent is latest in long line siding with Native American claims
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a vigorous dissent in favor of Native American water rights in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. That shouldn't surprise you, though.
Jack Smith not messing around on timing in Trump classified documents case
The quick turnaround of materials in Donald Trump’s classified documents case could say something about special counsel Jack Smith’s desire to move it along.
Does Trump want to execute nonviolent grandmothers convicted of drug charges?
Confusion arose during Trump’s interview when he touted his grant of clemency to Alice Johnson, who was serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction.
Alito’s defense of his free private jet trip and non-recusal reeks of desperation
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito did a poor, even laughable, job addressing ProPublica's report about his free private jet trip.
Election Day in Virginia shows Youngkin’s voting rights stance
Virginia’s primaries serve as a reminder that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has made it harder for people leaving prison to have their voting rights restored.
Hunter Biden expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanors
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Cannon sets August date, but don’t expect Trump’s trial to happen then
Judge Aileen Cannon has entered an order on Donald Trump’s federal docket that sets an Aug. 14 trial date. But that almost certainly is not going to happen.
