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Adam Klasfeld

Journalism Fellow

Adam Klasfeld (Bluesky – LinkedIn – X) is an experienced legal journalist, most recently at The Messenger where he was the senior legal correspondent. He previously worked as the managing editor of the news outlet Law&Crime, where he helped lead their website operations and provided their audience with clear and straightforward coverage of legal news and high profile cases. During his tenure as a Courthouse News reporter, he covered then-President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials, Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case, Michael Cohen, and Chelsea Manning’s Wikileaks case, among many others. A graduate of Rutgers University, Klasfeld is a leading courtroom reporter.

Klasfeld is also the author of Dispatches from the Trump Trial Courtroom in New York.

Articles by this author:

Trump’s Real Felony Sentence: The Jury’s Verdict Hasn’t Been Erased

Jan. 10, 2025 and

Cutting Through the Noise to Trump’s Claimed Immunity in NY Felonies Case

Dec. 6, 2024 and
A man walks away from the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC

Trump’s Legal Battles Over Jan. 6 Are Still Alive and Relevant

Dec. 2, 2024 and
(TOP LEFT) DANBURY, CONNECTICUT - JULY 1: Steve Bannon, the former Donald Trump White House strategist, departs to turn himself in to custody after addressing the media at the Federal Correctional Institution Danbury he is expected to begin his four-month sentence on July 1, 2024 in Danbury, Connecticut. Bannon will be imprisoned for contempt of Congress, his conviction for not complying with issued subpoenas by the now-defunct House Select Committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Bannon attempted to avoid reporting to prison while challenging his conviction before the federal appeals court in Washington, DC but was denied by the Supreme Court. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images); (TOP MIDDLE) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 20: Boris Epshteyn, advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, returns to the courtroom after a break during Trump's hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, took the stand again today to finish his cross examination by the defense in the former president's hush money trial. Cohen is the prosecution's final witness in the trial and are expected to rest their case this week. Cohen's $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels is tied to Trump's 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images); (TOP RIGHT) John Eastman speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Monday, July 8, 2024. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images); (BOTTOM LEFT) A November 19, 2020 photo shows Sidney Powell speaking during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. - US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis reportedly said that Powell is not a member of the Trump legal team. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images); (BOTTOM MIDDLE) MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - JANUARY 21: Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on January 21, 2024 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Gov. DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign and is endorsing Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images); (BOTTOM RIGHT) ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 20: Kenneth Chesebro speaks to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee during a hearing where Chesebro accepted a plea deal from the Fulton County District Atorney at the Fulton County Courthouse October 20, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Chesebro was facing seven charges related to his alleged role as the legal architect in using Trump electors in Georgia and other key states to undermine the 2020 elections. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images)

Who’s Who in Jack Smith’s Immunity Brief

Oct. 4, 2024
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What the Arizona GOP’s Surprise Reversal in ‘Noncitizen’ Voting Litigation Reveals

Oct. 2, 2024
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A 2024 Election Litigation Hot List

Sep. 18, 2024 , and 2 more

Election Certification Refusers Are a Movement: Georgia Lawsuit Highlights Alarming Trend

Sep. 11, 2024

Chronology of a Dozen Times Trump Pushed to Prosecute His Perceived Enemies

Sep. 3, 2024 and

Robert Menendez Guilty: The Significance of the First ‘Foreign Agent’ Conviction of a U.S. Senator

Jul. 19, 2024
The Alto Lee Adams Sr. United States Courthouse is shown. It is while building with palm trees in front and a blue sky in the background.

Judge Cannon Finds Special Counsel Unconstitutional in Trump Classified Documents Case: What’s Next for Jack Smith?

Jul. 15, 2024
The U.S. presidential seal appears against the black background of a podium.

Trump’s Prosecutions Depend on Whether the Dissent Got It Right

Jul. 3, 2024
The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C. The sky is sunny and blue, and bushes and trees stand outside the building.

Divided Supreme Court Hands Trump Broad Immunity for Prosecution for Official Acts

Jul. 1, 2024 and
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