Jake Rubenstein

Proudly associated with @CarolineCorl, forever duties as assigned for @TerryMcAuliffe and @DSMcAuliffe

[Sally McAuliffe @SallySMcAuliffe]

Tanned. Rested. Ready 🔥

[Andrew Weinstein @Weinsteinlaw]

Joe Biden literally wrote a memo telling staff that he’d be disappointed in them if they missed family milestones because of work.

[NFL @NFL]

Year 22.

[Attorney General Jay Jones @AGJayJones]

Congratulations to the @VSU_1882 2026 Graduates! Proud to be on campus this evening to address graduating Trojans on these sacred grounds. My grandfather Hilary and my grandmother Corrine met here at VSU, and it remains a special place for my family and me. Greater Happens Here!

[Jared Serre @JaredSerre]

With the SCOTUS decision officially putting an end to Virginia’s redistricting efforts (for now), Dorothy McAuliffe is suspending her campaign.

McAuliffe was arguably the front runner for #VA07 — the lobster-shaped district.

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

Statement from Attorney General Jay Jones:

“Today’s one-sentence denial from the Supreme Court of the United States is yet another profoundly troubling example of the continued national attack on voting rights and the rule of law by Donald Trump, Republican state legislatures, and conservative courts. It leaves in place the deeply flawed ruling from the Supreme Court of Virginia, which overturned the results of a lawful election and erased the will of millions of Virginia voters. 

Let’s be clear about what is happening. Donald Trump, Republican state legislatures, and conservative courts are systematically and unabashedly tilting power away from the people for Trump’s political gain. Just this past month in Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina, they have redrawn their maps and diluted Black political representation because it threatens their hold on power. 

This attack is not subtle. It is a coordinated effort to stack the deck in the Republican’s favor before the midterms, lock in political advantage, and make it harder for voters, especially Black voters and communities of color, to hold Trump and his allies accountable. There can be no doubt: Trump and his allies want only their most politically extreme supporters to have their voices heard in Washington. The Supreme Court of Virginia’s previous decision and today’s refusal by the United States Supreme Court to act are only bolstering these extreme MAGA voices. 

Virginians demanded elected leaders who would fight back against these attacks on our democracy and on our freedoms. Those elected leaders followed the law and constitutional process, ultimately giving Virginia voters the choice to join the fight on redistricting and choose representatives who reflect their values in Congress. More than three million Virginians made their voices heard at the ballot box, and a majority voted “yes.” 

The Supreme Court of Virginia contorted the plain language of our Constitution and our laws to undermine their will. Now the Supreme Court of the United States has allowed that injustice to stand. 

This fight is far from over, and I am committed to fighting alongside you. I will be on the campaign trail, working tirelessly to support our Democratic candidates so we can win control of the House in spite of Republicans putting their thumbs on the scale.”

[Jake Rubenstein @JakeRubenstein]

This is a big deal and shout out to all of the people who put years into this bill in its various forms 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Tyler Englander @TylerEnglander]

New: Per LIS and Senator @SalimForVA, @GovernorVA
has signed a bill that will make it illegal to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, or transfer an assault weapon in Virginia, with certain exceptions.

The bill will also make it illegal to import, sell, barter, transfer, or purchase high-capacity magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition, with certain exceptions.

[Tyler Englander @TylerEnglander]

New: Per LIS and Senator @SalimForVA, @GovernorVA
has signed a bill that will make it illegal to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, or transfer an assault weapon in Virginia, with certain exceptions.

The bill will also make it illegal to import, sell, barter, transfer, or purchase high-capacity magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition, with certain exceptions.

[Matt Royer @royermattw]

@SenLouiseLucas Louise after all these accounts were saying she wasn't tweeting

[Joe Bishop-Henchman 🗽💸⚖️🚆 @jbhenchman]

Supreme Court litigator here: this actually is done correctly.

The somewhat archaic wording required for the cover page of Supreme Court briefs uses "to [lower court]" because the brief asks the Supreme Court to issue a writ *to* the lower court that corrects their error below.

[Jake Rubenstein @JakeRubenstein]

Don’t you need to go fix Bill Barr his morning coffee? And when you do he’ll let you know you’re wrong here tweet boy. Okay now go get Bill his coffee!

[Jason Miyares @JasonMiyaresVA]

Good News: Dems managed to spell Virginia correctly. Bad News: They sent their emergency application to SCOTUS to the wrong court. Baby steps.

[Attorney General Jay Jones @AGJayJones]

Congratulations to the Norfolk State University 2026 Graduates! Proud to be on campus today delivering the commencement address. BEHOLD!

[Creigh Deeds @CreighDeeds]

My chair! She’s had my back. I’ve got hers.

[Susan Swecker @SusanRSwecker]

Known her since 1991 and we’ve been thru a lot together. What Jake said.

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

Sen. Louise Lucas’ work continues the day after the F.B.I. raids her Portsmouth office https://t.co/NkeWsS3gce

[Brandon Jarvis @Jaaavis]

Sen. Louise Lucas is participating virtually in the Joint Commission on Healthcare right now.

[Jake Rubenstein @JakeRubenstein]

Hey twitter bot - I have no idea who you are or when you "worked in the chamber"... but there is not one staffer that would say that @SenLouiseLucas is not a joy to be around, learn from and work for/with. She is kind, she is brilliant, she is fun and she is loved because of it.

[Broba Fett - Riff Raff Enjoyer @TheDietCokeBtn]

The FBI raid on Virginia senator Louise Lucas’s office and weed shop couldn’t have happened to a more vile person.

At no point was this woman a pleasure to work with or be around while I was working in the chamber. She garners fear from her own staff and has a strange god complex. A bully through and through.

She is one of the most hateful, corrupt, amoral politicians you could ever encounter. Truly the definition of LOUD and WRONG.

Yall can spin this as a “Trump is trying to silence opposition” thing or whatever but I guess those who are saying this would not be aware that this investigation into Lucas was opened during Joe Biden’s administration. A long time coming and a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[Speaker Don Scott @SpeakerDonScott]

Louise Lucas has always been a mentor to me and a fighter for Portsmouth — I’m standing with @SenLouiseLucas!