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16.11.2022 - 18:19 / deadline.com
Laura Jarrett is leaving CNN to join NBC News, where she will cover the Justice Department and the Supreme Court.
Her hiring comes after the retirement of longtime correspondent Pete Williams last summer. Kelly O’Donnell has covered the SCOTUS beat in the interim, in addition to her duties as senior White House correspondent. Jarrett will start in her role in January.
In a memo to staff, Rich Greenberg, NBC News vice president and head of investigations, wrote that Jarrett will serve “as a leading voice on national legal, law enforcement, and other major breaking news stories.” She will report to him and work with the network’s investigative unit and the with Washington bureau reporting teams.
Jarrett spent six years at CNN covering the Justice Department and major legal cases, including the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial. She also was thed co-anchor of Early Start, and was on air analyst on the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe vs. Wade and congressional investigations into January 6th.
Before CNN, Jarrett worked in private practice in Chicago, focusing on investigations brought by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission along with commercial litigation. She also worked on a number of pro bono cases, including representing a sex-trafficking victim who used an Illinois law to expunge her past conviction.
Greenberg’s memo is below:
MEMO:
FROM: Rich Greenberg
TO: NBC News
SUBJECT: Welcome Laura Jarrett to NBC News
All,
I am pleased to announce that accomplished legal journalist Laura Jarrett will join NBC News as a Senior Legal Correspondent in January.
In her role, Laura will report on the Justice Department and Supreme Court while also serving as a leading voice on national legal, law
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