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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 set for civil fraud trial in $250 million New York case

The multiyear investigation into Trump’s business practices comes to a head Monday as the $250 million New York civil fraud trial against him and his sons kicks off.

Jeffrey Clark loses his bid to move Georgia case to federal court

Jeffrey Clark, who was indicted in the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump, is unable to move his prosecution to federal court.

Trump skipping bid to move Georgia case to federal court means trial would be televised

While some of his Georgia co-defendants are pressing for their cases to proceed in federal court, Donald Trump told the state judge overseeing the case that he’s staying put.

AOC calls out ‘embarrassment’ of the GOP’s sham Biden hearing

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed out a simple, yet fatal problem with the Republicans' impeachment fishing expedition.

The GOP plows ahead with its Biden impeachment farce

As Republicans gear up for their latest clown show, remember what it takes to actually get an impeachment in the House — and a conviction in the Senate.

Chutkan declines to recuse from Trump's federal election interference case

Trump wanted her off the Washington election interference case for comments she made in other Jan. 6 cases.

Did Donald Trump break the law on his gun-happy campaign stop?

Social media was ablaze on Monday with news that Donald Trump bought a gun during a South Carolina campaign stop — until the campaign walked back the claim.

Trump ignores his own power in fight against gag order in federal election case

Judge Tanya Chutkan is weighing whether to impose a gag order on Donald Trump ahead of his criminal trial in Washington, D.C., over alleged election interference.

Supreme Court sides against Alabama Republicans on voting rights

Alabama Republicans flouted court orders to create a new voting map and then wanted the justices’ help with their quest to discriminate against Black voters.

Latest Clarence Thomas shadiness highlights GOP recusal hypocrisy

One of the things ProPublica’s latest Clarence Thomas report highlights is the GOP’s hypocrisy when it comes to judicial recusal.

What, if anything, is Rudy Giuliani thinking?

Rudy Giuliani is playing a dangerous game in the defamation case brought against him by former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.