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
Georgia judge dismisses some counts in Trump case but rejects defense’s RICO challenge
Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed some counts in the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump in Georgia, but he rejected a challenge to the top racketeering charge.
Why a judge moved the location of Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho murder trial
A judge cited greater possible prejudice against the defense in close-knit Latah County, plus other Idaho courthouses having more resources to handle the case.
Trump loses latest round of gag order appeal in hush money case at New York’s top court
The limited gag order on the Republican presidential nominee in his New York state criminal case is still in place ahead of the November election and sentencing.
Elena Kagan returns to court ethics reform following Ketanji Brown Jackson’s comments
Justice Elena Kagan keeps expressing support for an enforceable Supreme Court ethics code.
Trump's abortion lies on Roe v. Wade at the debate flunked the legal test on multiple counts
Among other false statements, the Republican nominee said that everyone wanted the abortion rights precedent overturned and that six justices made it happen.
Missouri abortion rights amendment will be on the ballot in November
Abortion rights will be on the ballot in Missouri in November after the state’s top court reversed a lower court ruling against the measure, Amendment 3.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is off North Carolina ballot, thanks to GOP-majority state Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of North Carolina on Monday split 4-3 to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the ballot as a candidate for president.
Ginni Thomas news boosts calls for Clarence Thomas recusal ahead of Supreme Court term
Justice Clarence Thomas faces renewed calls to recuse himself after reports that his wife, Ginni Thomas, praised a conservative religious group’s opposition to Supreme Court reform.
Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on ‘Day One’ if he wins the presidential election
One of the U.S. president’s greatest powers is the pardon power.
Donald Trump’s new sentencing date in New York? That could be delayed, too.
It wasn’t surprising when Judge Juan Merchan on Friday postponed Donald Trump’s New York state sentencing until after the presidential election.
Judge Merchan delays sentencing in Trump’s hush money case until after election
Trump’s lawyers cited a possibly imminent appeal based on the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Manhattan DA Bragg deferred to Judge Juan Merchan on the scheduling matter.
