Jessica Levinson
MSNBC Columnist
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, is the host of the "Passing Judgment" podcast. She is also the director of the Public Service Institute at Loyola Law School, director of Loyola's Journalist Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, is the host of the "Passing Judgment" podcast. She is also the director of the Public Service Institute at Loyola Law School, director of Loyola's Journalist Law School and former president of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
Latest from Jessica Levinson
This is what’s at stake with the Georgia Trump indictment
The Georgia Donald Trump indictment, courtesy of Fulton County Fani Willis and RICO, is about more than a new criminal case. Just ask McCarthy or Giuliani.
No, Jack Smith doesn’t have to prove Trump knew he lost
All four charges laid out in the second federal indictment of former President Donald Trump center around the idea that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election.
How Trump’s new Florida charges could gut his best defense
Trump superseding indictment text, which focuses on Trump's alleged cover-up of a cover-up, goes for the heart of Trump's best defense.
The disintegration of Hunter Biden's plea deal had nothing to do with politics
Hunter Biden had been expected to plead guilty to two charges of tax evasion Wednesday, but as is apparently so often the case for him, things fell apart.
Jack Smith’s surprise weapon against Trump has a long civil rights history
Little-known Reconstruction-era federal laws could provide prosecutors with a clear path to convict Donald Trump for his efforts to thwart the peaceful transfer of power and incite the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan.
What Jared Kushner’s testimony means for the Trump investigation
Jared Kushner reportedly testified that it was his understanding that Trump believed the election was stolen, but that doesn't mean Trump's election lies will hold up in Jack Smith's court.
The era of scheming MAGA lawyers like Rudy Giuliani may finally be ending
Rudy Giuliani, like other fellow former Trump attorneys, faces potential disbarment for his involvement in Trump's 2020 election schemes.
This Supreme Court term was awful — but it could have been so much worse
This Supreme Court term we were expecting a monsoon.
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action at Harvard and UNC
Supreme Court opinion today on affirmative action at Harvard and UNC confirms a conservative trajectory didn’t start with John Roberts or abortion.
The worst part about John Roberts’ celebrated election law ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts handed down a Supreme Court ruling that will avert disaster for elections. But he also laid landmines for the future.
Some Trump judges have done him no favors. Aileen Cannon isn’t one of them.
Judge Aileen Cannon showed Donald Trump favoritism after the FBI removed classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, and she's in a position to help him out again.
