Jordan Rubin

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 “Bizarro,” a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MS NOW, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.


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8h ago
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Trump appointees again save Trump officials from contempt inquiry – for now

Potentially explosive testimony was set to kick off this week in Washington, but then two Trump-appointed judges intervened.

9h ago
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Supreme Court again takes up a case involving race, juries and an infamous prosecutor

The justices agreed to review the appeal of another Black death row prisoner in Mississippi, after their 2019 ruling for Curtis Flowers.

3d ago
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‘Destroy’ the government, ‘bait and switch’: SCOTUS hearings highlight GOP goals

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter spotlights Supreme Court hearings with clear stakes for the country.

3d ago
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Are pardons legal if they’re obtained with bribes?

“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues.

4d ago
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Trump DOJ fails to secure a Letitia James indictment — for the second time in a row

The serial rejections join a stunning pattern of grand jury refusals in Donald Trump’s second term.

4d ago
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Chicago grand jurors continue stunning streak of rejecting Trump DOJ indictments

Yet another grand jury declined to approve felony charges in a case alleging an assault on law enforcement.

5d ago
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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s immediate release from immigration custody

“Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority,” a federal judge wrote Thursday.

6d ago
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Judicial misconduct complaint filed against Bove after attending Trump rally

Trump’s criminal defense lawyer-turned-DOJ enforcer attended the president’s political rally in Pennsylvania.

6d ago
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Supreme Court hearing exposes Republicans’ ‘bait and switch’ on campaign finance

The consequences of the court striking down yet another campaign spending limit were laid bare at a hearing Tuesday.

7d ago
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SCOTUS considers gutting more precedent for the GOP — this time on campaign finance

Backed by the Trump administration, Republicans are fighting campaign spending limits. They urge the justices to overturn precedent if needed to side with them.