Deadline: Legal Blog

Would the Georgia 2020 election case have to wait until Trump leaves office?

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

Jordan Rubin

Heading for legal loss in Comey case, Lindsey Halligan makes misleading case against judge

The Trump-installed prosecutor reportedly took umbrage at the judge “referring to me as a ‘puppet.’” That’s not what happened.

Jordan Rubin

Judge issues berserk dissent from ruling blocking Texas congressional maps

Judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee, spent much of his 104-page dissent attacking Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee in the majority.

Jordan Rubin

How the Trump administration can keep some Epstein files secret under new bill

The Justice Department could cling to exceptions for withholding or redacting information related to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

Lisa Rubin

Trump loses defamation appeal over CNN’s use of phrase ‘Big Lie’ in 2020 election coverage

The unanimous ruling came from a three-judge panel, which included two Trump appointees, and called the president’s arguments “meritless” and “untenable.”

Jordan Rubin

Letitia James asserts ‘outrageous government conduct’ in latest motion to dismiss her case

The New York attorney general’s lawyers write that Trump officials “set out to do what they had been ordered to do: indict AG James.”

Jordan Rubin

Judge cites ‘disturbing pattern’ in ordering disclosure of James Comey grand jury materials

A judge noted “profound investigative missteps” that could “undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding” against the former FBI director.

Jordan Rubin

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson continues to stand alone on crucial Supreme Court actions

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter examines the Biden appointee’s latest solo stances at the high court — on SNAP funding and the death penalty.

Jordan Rubin