Jordan Rubin
Deadline: Legal 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 “Bizarro," a book 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 “Bizarro," a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Latest from Jordan Rubin
Trump's lawyers cite Jack Smith and Hunter Biden in moving to dismiss New York case
Judge Juan Merchan previously pushed off the president-elect's sentencing, and it's unclear whether a sentencing will happen before Trump takes office.
Why Hunter Biden’s special counsel cited Steve Bannon after Hunter’s pardon
President Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter means the two criminal cases won’t go to sentencing. But special counsel David Weiss is citing the government’s position in Steve Bannon’s case to fight their dismissal.
Supreme Court to hear historic argument on transgender rights
The justices are considering whether a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
Sotomayor and Gorsuch team up to highlight compensation for police property destruction
The Obama and Trump appointees spotlighted the issue involving the Constitution's bar on uncompensated taking of private property for public use.
Jack Smith asks to dismiss Trump's federal election interference case
Special counsel Jack Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to dismiss the federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Jack Smith drops appeal against Trump in classified documents case
The special counsel previously said Trump's other federal case over alleged 2020 election interference should be dismissed.
Jack Smith plans to step down before Donald Trump takes office
Trump has said he would fire the special counsel within "two seconds." The Republican's presidential victory means his federal criminal cases will vanish.
This year’s turkey ‘pardon’ spotlights big clemency questions for Biden and Trump
The 'turkey pardon' Thanksgiving tradition highlights differences between the two presidents’ potential use of their vast executive power to affect the justice system.
What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new attorney general pick
Donald Trump's second pick for attorney general led a "lock her up" chant, backed his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and said his prosecutors "will be prosecuted."
Ask Jordan: Could Trump be sentenced after he leaves office?
Could the judge in Donald Trump's New York trial just wait until he's out of office to sentence him?
Judge Merchan to let Trump file motion to dismiss, further pushing off sentencing
Judge Juan Merchan on Friday said he is going to let Donald Trump file a motion to dismiss the hush money case in which the president-elect was found guilty, in a move that further pushes off a possible sentencing that had been tentatively set for next week.
