Jessica Levinson
MSNBC Columnist
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, is the host of the "Passing Judgment" podcast. She is also the director of the Public Service Institute at Loyola Law School, director of Loyola's Journalist Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, is the host of the "Passing Judgment" podcast. She is also the director of the Public Service Institute at Loyola Law School, director of Loyola's Journalist Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
Latest from Jessica Levinson
Mike Johnson just hinted at undermining the entire system of checks and balances
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson floated the idea of hobbling our lower federal courts and hence undermining our delicate system of checks and balances.
Pam Bondi distorts John Roberts’ opinion to strong-arm law schools
Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded the American Bar Association repeal its requirement that law schools actively promote diversity efforts with respect to faculty and students
Two judges challenged Trump’s federal funding freeze. What happens now?
Two federal judges have granted temporary restraining orders asking for a pause of President Donald Trump’s proposed pause on federal spending. What to know.
RFK Jr.’s plan for pharma ads would run straight into the First Amendment
Could the drug ads that flash across your television screen offering better health soon be coming to an end?
Trump's sentencing hearing also spared him from asking for mercy
Welcome, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers.
Yes, Justice Alito was wrong, but this federal judge was also wrong to say so
U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor has apologized for a New York Times op-ed critical of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for flags that flew at his homes.
This Amy Coney Barrett question should encourage trans activists to keep fighting
In oral arguments for United States v. Skrmetti, it seemed unlikely the Supreme Court will overturn Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors.
SCOTUS could be the check on Trump's tariffs plan that Congress should be
Trump’s proposed tariffs may violate the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement that was negotiated during his first administration.
Federal employees have plenty of reasons to worry about Trump's second term
Civil servants are not political appointees, but under a second Trump administration, he could take steps to make sure they're loyal to him.
What a vote for Trump means for Clarence Thomas
If Trump is elected, the pressure on the federal judiciary to hold the Constitution, and therefore our country, together will be enormous.
The mind-numbing irony of Elon Musk’s million-dollar election scheme
Elon Musk has pledged to give $1 million a day to a “randomly selected” registered voter who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.
