By Ari Melber
Ari Melber is chief legal correspondent for MSNBC and host of "The Beat with Ari Melber," which airs nightly at 6 p.m. ET on MSNBC. Before joining MSNBC, Melber practiced First Amendment law and served as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. He received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and is a member of the New York Bar.