Adam Klasfeld

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Adam Klasfeld is an American journalist who focuses on legal matters. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of All Rise News, and also regularly contributes to a variety of other news outlets. Klasfeld was previously a playwright, and has written and directed several plays. [1]

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Education

Klasfeld studied theatre at Rutgers University and followed up on his studies at the Academy of Theatre in London under Richard Digby Day. [2]

Journalistic career

As a courtroom reporter, Klasfeld covered the trial of Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who circumvented the US sanction regime on Iran. [3] He also reported on a similar case in which Halkbank, a Turkish state owned bank, was accused of circumventing the US sanctions against Iran. [4] Access to an article he wrote about Zarrab was banned by a court in Istanbul on the 23 September 2020; [5] He was also accused by the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah of being a complicit of the so-called terrorist organization FETÖ, the movement of Fethullah Gülen. [6] [7]

Other legal events Klasfeld has covered in his reporting for Courthouse News Service, [8] Law and Crime, [9] Just Security, [10] MSNBC, [11] Brian Tyler Cohen, [12] and All Rise News [13] include the first impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, the trial of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, the Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York, the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump defamation lawsuits, and the 2025 Trump libel lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal.

All Rise News

All Rise News is an American online publisher of legal and political news featuring Klasfeld's work. It was co-founded by him and Tim Mak in March of 2025. [14]

All Rise News provides free web content, a YouTube channel, [15] podcasting as part of LegalAF on the MeidasTouch network, [16] and a paid subscription-based Substack. [17]

Much of Klasfeld's reporting is based on in-person courtroom attendance, with his distinctive gavel-to-gavel coverage considered an important competitive advantage by his customers. [18]

A story about All Rise News on FOX 5 DC remarked on its notable success in not just delivering news, but also in providing actionable information that facilitates responsive participation by its audience in shaping the political and legal landscape. [19] The founders claim "radical newness" for their approach to journalism, which explicitly includes avowed goals to influence constituent calls to Congress, encourage the public's judicial and administrative oversight, and direct activist attention to protests. [20]

Theater career

His acting career began early at the Rutgers Cabaret, and thereafter he performed on several stages in the United States and Europe. [2] He was often involved with the theater company called One Armed Man. [21] In July 2009, his play The Report of My Death was performed on board a ship on the Hudson River, New York. [22] He also organized a theater festival at the Brecht Forum.

Plays

References

  1. "Adam Klasfeld | About and Contact". Adam Klasfeld. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "Alumni Archive". Cabaret Theatre. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. Tarcan, Pınar (13 December 2017). "Adam Klasfeld: We've Fulfilled People's Desire for Uncensored Information with Zarrab Trial Tweets". Bianet . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. Klasfeld, Adam (2020-06-30). "Turkey's State-Run Halkbank Wants to Gum Up Money-Laundering Trial" . Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. "Rıza Sarraf'ın para transferini anlatan habere erişim engeli geldi". Halk TV (in Turkish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. sabah, daily (2019-11-12). "FETÖ enjoys freedom in US, Turkish media barred from covering its activities". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. TM (13 November 2019). "US journalist branded as terrorist by pro-government Turkish daily – Turkish Minute" . Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. "Latest articles by Adam Klasfeld". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  9. "Adam Klasfeld - Managing Editor". Law&Crime. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  10. "Adam Klasfeld: Articles by this author". Just Security. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  11. "Adam Klasfeld: Broadcast" . Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  12. Cohen, Brian Tyler. "WHOA: Trump DECLARES WAR on his CLOSEST ALLY" . Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  13. "Archive". All Rise News. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  14. "All Rise News, LLC". Biz Profile, Inc. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  15. "@AllRiseNews". All Rise News. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  16. Michael Popok. "Trump White House PANICS and Calls EMERGENCY MEETING". MeidasTouch Network. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  17. "All Rise News". Substack. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  18. Michael Popok. "Trump's NIGHTMARE is HERE As CRIMINAL TRIAL STARTS". Meidas Touch Network. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  19. Katie Barlow. "Journalism about rights, laws and powers in the Trump era". Fox 5 DC. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  20. Adam Klasfeld and Tim Mak. "Why we call it a 'radical' new approach to journalism". All Rise News. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  21. Jacobs, Leonard (2010-05-12). "Glenn Beck, Now a Theater Festival Is Named After You". Clyde Fitch Report. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  22. Piepenburg, Erik (2009-07-27). "Theater Where It's Least Expected". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-09-23.