Jordan Rubin

“On birthright citizenship, you mentioned that the Constitutional right does not include children born to diplomats. Is that exception the purpose of the proviso ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’ since accredited diplomats would have immunity and thus not be subject […]

The streak of courtroom wins against President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting disfavored law firms doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. A clue in the latest ruling Friday came right at the beginning, when U.S. District Judge John Bates

Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Let’s talk about power. We’re always doing that when we talk about the law, even when we don’t realize it. But in this week’s newsletter, I’d like to highlight how the Supreme Court majority

Chief Justice John Roberts has granted the Department of Government Efficiency temporary relief from having to disclose information about its operations to a watchdog group. Roberts’ temporary order Friday will remain in place pending further word from him or the

A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Education Department, calling out the government’s “efficiency” efforts in the process as anything but. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun wrote that there’s “no evidence” that a massive reduction

May 22, 2025, 5:11 PM EDT / Updated May 22, 2025, 5:45 PM EDT By Jordan Rubin The Supreme Court backed President Donald Trump’s power to fire independent federal agency members over dissent from the court’s three Democratic appointees, who said the majority

The Supreme Court has granted emergency relief to a GOP lawmaker in Maine who was barred from speaking or voting on the state House floor until she apologized for her viral social media post negatively highlighting a transgender student-athlete. Rep.

If there’s a legal term that dominates Donald Trump’s presidency, “due process” might be it. The public has come to know the term in connection with his administration’s various attempts to skirt the constitutional guarantee. But it’s Trump-aligned criminal defendants

We have another screwy deportation case under the Trump administration. At this point in Donald Trump’s second term, it’s necessary to distinguish among these cases to know which one we’re talking about. So before getting into the latest one, I’ll

May 19, 2025, 12:42 PM EDT / Updated May 19, 2025, 12:52 PM EDT By Jordan Rubin The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants. The administration had asked