Lisa Rubin

Lisa Rubin is MS NOW’s senior legal reporter and a former litigator.


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3w ago
News

Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out

Without fanfare, the White House is moving to confirm Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia despite judicial rebuke.

3w ago
News

Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan aren’t the only ones

The Justice Department found a workaround to install loyalists — but courts are pushing back.

4w ago
News

Grand jury fails to reindict Letitia James

But sources said there should be “no premature celebrations” because Trump’s Justice Department could try a third time to indict the New York attorney general on alleged mortgage fraud.

1mos ago
News Analysis

What happens next with James Comey’s head-spinning criminal case

The former FBI director’s legal team has filed to dismiss his case after a stunning courtroom admission by Trump DOJ prosecutors.

1mos ago
Deadline: Legal Blog

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.

2mos ago
News

Comey and James ask judge to dismiss their criminal cases

Lawyers say the U.S. attorney who secured the indictments was given her job unlawfully.

2mos ago
News

The obscure federal employees footing the bill during the shutdown

Essential federal court employees are going above and beyond to provide vital services for attorneys and judges.

2mos ago
News

Trump administration demands states return SNAP benefits that some already distributed

The Supreme Court sided, temporarily, with the Trump administration on Friday night in allowing the battle over food aid relied on by 42 million Americans to play out in a lower court

2mos ago
MS NOW

The blockbuster Supreme Court tariffs case poses a crucial question about presidential power

What to know about the case that could rein in Trump’s sweeping concept of presidential power — or endorse it.

2mos ago
News Analysis

Prosecuting threats against politicians isn’t one-size-fits-all

The federal responses to recent threats against Attorney General Pam Bondi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries differ. The question is why.