Jordan Rubin

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 MS NOW, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.


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15h ago
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Trump DOJ seeks control over search of Washington Post reporter’s devices

A judge previously declined to leave “the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse.”

2d ago
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Smartmatic claims vindictive prosecution in Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’

The voting technology company said the president is seeking revenge based on “his mantra that the 2020 election was rigged.”

2d ago
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Trump administration wins Minnesota ruling despite its likely ‘unconstitutional policies’

A Trump-appointed judge faulted the government’s actions but refused to order that they be halted.

3d ago
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Anthropic accuses Trump administration of ‘pure retaliation’ in deeming the AI company a risk

The company said the Constitution doesn’t let the government “wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech.”

3d ago
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‘Unfortunate’: Gorsuch dissents from Supreme Court refusal to consider jury rights

It’s the latest example of the Trump appointee separating himself from other justices on crime and punishment.

5d ago
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Steve Bannon could soon get good news from Supreme Court

In this week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter, the Trump administration is backing the Trump ally in his contempt appeal before the justices.

6d ago
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Florida Bar says it’s not investigating Lindsey Halligan despite previously saying it was

Although a bar lawyer said in a recent letter that it was investigating the Trump lawyer, the organization said Friday that it’s not.

6d ago
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Do Biden’s pardons justify Trump’s?

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

6d ago
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Florida Bar takes a step against Lindsey Halligan it wouldn’t take against Pam Bondi

The Florida Bar previously said it wouldn’t probe Attorney General Pam Bondi because she’s a current constitutional officer.

7d ago
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Judge’s order makes clear that all companies that paid illegal Trump tariffs get refunds

The Supreme Court ruling striking down the tariffs left no doubt that they were illegal, but it left the refund process open.