Lisa Rubin

@MSNOWnews senior legal reporter & recovering litigator; former: off-air legal analyst @maddow, @wagnertonight. Don’t let the pearls fool ya.

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

FIRST TO MS NOW: Two Epstein survivors have entered the battle for Congress with ads targeting GOP senators. Here’s what they are saying, why they are getting involved in campaigns, and who’s behind them @MSNOWNews:

https://t.co/N71qaZ71PD

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

REYES' pointed start homes in on a phenomenon that has been common in Trump's second term: on high-profile, controversial filings, line attorneys have often not signed, leaving it to senior political appointees.

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW ON @MSNOWNews: Lawyers for Ilhan Omar push back against "vindictive, retributive and politically motivated investigation," demand immediate return of property seized during Monday's search of her D.C. home: https://t.co/jFQDqWHRQX

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW ON @MSNOWNews: Homeland Security investigators seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s passport, phone, and laptop during Monday’s search. From me and @ebonyjdavis: https://t.co/Yp8etbN1aY

[Carol Leonnig @CarolLeonnig]

EXCLUSIVE -- FBI records show bureau's criminal cases have actually fallen significantly since @FBIDirectorKash has taken over. It's the opposite of Patel's claim that he has stepped up crime fighting, @MSNOWNews found.

@KDilanianMSNOW and me

https://t.co/csovBJ9SsP

[Fallon Gallagher @falgallagher]

BREAKING: Judge has blocked Trump's WH press ban against MS NOW/CNN/Politico for now. There is no accompanying opinion - yet - so we don't know on which grounds he has ruled.

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW: The Trump administration is yet again skirting court directives--or actually violating them--in three recent cases. What's a district court judge to do? My latest for @MSNOWNews:
https://t.co/SEJtMIUyht

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW: It’s now well understood that NY’s “voluntary intoxication loophole” may be an impediment to prosecuting Jane Doe’s case. But what is it—and why has it persisted for so long. An in-depth analysis from me for @MSNOWNews: https://t.co/4Zr9kM3Bsa

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW from @falgallagher: An emergency hearing over the unexpected clearing of more than 400 trees on the East Potomac Golf Course turned into a public shaming of the National Park Service--and the DOJ lawyers representing them.

[Fallon Gallagher @falgallagher]

“I am just beyond disappointed in the government,” Judge Ana Reyes said. “I have done everything humanly possible to give the government the benefit of the doubt in this case. I have done it for months.”
https://t.co/wsHvdPgt7U

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW: DOJ has alleged that several MN federal judges violated ethics rules by talking to @nytimes. But their complaint is not likely to succeed, much less prompt the judges’ recusal from DHS-related cases. Here’s why in my latest for @MSNOWNews: https://t.co/ns91wAKu9k

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

“This ban on the free press harms the American people, who are entitled to rigorous, fact-based coverage of the President of the United States. The law is on our side across the board, and we look forward to presenting our arguments to the court as soon as possible.” FIN

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW: Statement of Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr, attorney for CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO:

“The President’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House is a direct assault on the First Amendment and a blatant violation of due process. /1

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

“The President has been explicit that this ban is intended to punish reporting he doesn’t like and to intimidate journalists and news organizations covering him and his administration. /2

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

BREAKING: MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing Trump and senior officials over White House ban. The lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House.

READ MORE: https://t.co/MgkBeLJ3iM

[WHCA @whca]

Today’s action revoking access for journalists from CNN, POLITICO, and MSNOW violates the First Amendment. The implications extend beyond these organizations: a standard used to exclude one news outlet because of its coverage could be applied to any outlet in the future. The American people, through a free and independent press, must be able to scrutinize those elected to power, regardless of whether government officials view it favorably.  That’s why courts have repeatedly held that once the White House provides access to journalists, it cannot deny that access arbitrarily or based on the content of their reporting. The WHCA calls on the administration to immediately restore our colleagues' access.

- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

BREAKING: MS NOW denied access to the White House. Statement from MS NOW. https://t.co/TWT3ejfW7w via @YouTube

[MS NOW Public Relations @MSNOWComms]

.@msnownews statement on its journalists being denied access to the White House grounds:

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

NEW: As we watch the federal government flout and/or circumvent court orders, it's worth asking: What are the real consequences to the violators? Historically, not that much. My latest analysis for @MSNOWNews: https://t.co/OIZacVYeMV