Lisa Rubin
@lawofruby
@msnbc legal correspondent & recovering litigator; former: off-air legal analyst @maddow, @wagnertonight. Don’t let the pearls fool ya.
Fully agreed. Pages 16-18 of the majority opinion leaves this for the district courts to decide, but acknowledges the possibility that the states would need a nationwide injunction to get "complete relief."
FOLKS: It's very possible that nothing has changed re: nationwide injunction on birthright citizenship. While the court broadly limited nationwide injunctions, it said states may still be entitled to them if it's necessary for complete relief. Two of the birthright cases were…
It's a three-box day at the Supreme Court - that means at least five decisions starting at 10:00a.
Good morning! At least one opinion coming at 10:00a from the Supreme Court. 21 regular docket cases remain, with about two weeks left in the term. Birthright citizenship, LGBT books in schools, and gender affirming care cases among those remaining.
Given the standing order entered earlier today, which appoints Desiree Grace as U.S. Attorney effective today or on the expiration of 120 days after the A.G.’s appointment, it’s not even clear Bondi can fire her.
.@USAttyHabba has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again. Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant. Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just…
NEW: Veteran SDNY prosecutor Maurene Comey says she was “summarily fired” by “Main Justice” in an email to her former colleagues today. Read the whole email at @msnbc here: msnbc.com/top-stories/la…
Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in the November 2022 fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, pleaded guilty today. @lawofruby and @CFColemanJr join @ChrisJansing to discuss the case. msnbc.com/chris-jansing-…
.@lawofruby breaks down the "messy" and "complicated" case of Sean "Diddy" Combs "There's another unknown factor here: The jury saw videos of the freak-offs ... but we've never seen and likely never will."
I think this is what whiplash feels like.
DOJ now fears deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the US Government previously deported, didn't want to return, and is still trying to deport. What ever happened to the #unitaryexecutive ? #mindbender storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Pete Hegseth's not the only Trump ally nor the only Trump nominee to express doubts that the executive branch should follow court orders, full stop. It's a disturbing trend, especially when the doubters are themselves federal judicial nominees. My latest for @msnbc:…
NEW: The Senate Judiciary Committee has noticed a hearing for Wednesday, 6/25. But who for? judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti…
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is getting a new set of high-profile lawyers for his criminal case in Tennessee. Sean Hecker, Jenna Dabbs, & David Patton of Hecker Fink and Rascoe Dean of Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison asked the court to take over. More: substack.com/@chrisgeidner/…
TONIGHT: @lawofruby joins @Lawrence on The #LastWord. Tune in!
JUST IN: The full bench of the NY-based 2nd Circuit Court of appeals has *denied* Donald Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's win against him in court. Supreme Court would be next/last stop.
NEW: The hearing on Governor Gavin Newsom and the state of California’s motion to limit Trump’s use of CA National Guard members is on. Judge Charles Breyer says he intends to ask “expeditiously.” And here we go….