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
The administrative state may survive a bit longer, despite Team Trump’s fervent wish
The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it might help dismantle part of the administrative state but not go as far as some conservatives demand.
Conservative judges have come for what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
Two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit voted to gut what is left of the Voting Rights Act.
Trump is about to learn the truth about the First Amendment
Based on oral arguments at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, it seems likely the court will at least partially reimpose a gag order against Donald Trump.
Trump’s recent social media post should make him liable for incitement
It seems Trump isn’t concerned about the legal repercussions of his social media actions as he continues reposting statements that may be crossing legal boundaries.
The Supreme Court takes an overdue half-step toward accountability
Bending to public pressure, the Supreme Court issued a new ethics code Monday, but it doesn't include an enforcement mechanism.
Even this Supreme Court knows it shot itself in the foot with a disastrous decision
The Supreme Court looks poised to offer up a “just kidding” about its 2022 landmark gun decision.
Tempting social media sites are hurting kids. That’s why states are suing Meta.
More than three dozen states have sued Meta, on the grounds that it hasn't established enough safeguards for minors on its social media platforms.
Donald Trump's 'presidential immunity' claim is absurd. It could still buy him time.
Donald Trump's claim that he has presidential immunity could conceivably delay his federal election interference trial until he's in office again.
George R.R. Martin and John Grisham deserve better copyright laws — and so do we
This week, the Authors Guild sued OpenAI for allegedly violating the Copyright Act of 1976. The authors allege that using copyrighted work to train ChatGPT is illegal.
This court mostly erased an awful social media ruling, but still got it wrong
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals set a dangerous First Amendment precedent by ruling that some in the Biden administration coerced social media companies.
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.
