31-year-old attorney Reb Masel’s videos explaining court cases are anything but dry. Her 2.6 million followers on TikTok and Instagram come for the skillful storytelling as she dramatically reenacts court transcripts, but they stay for the clear and concise explanations of legal precedents like birthright citizenship.

Her readings of transcripts, a series called Reading Iconic Court Transcripts, are so popular that she parlayed them into a book launch: The Book They Throw at You, which reached bestseller status in the Criminal Law books section on Amazon when it was released in fall 2025. In addition to making videos and writing books — oh, and practicing law — Masel also hosts the Rebuttal Podcast, which has over 50,000 subscribers on YouTube. On the podcast, she discusses offbeat court cases and anecdotes in the legal field. An episode of Rebuttal, “The Children: Alone in America,” was a 2025 Webby Award Honoree.

But when she’s not hosting her podcast, publishing books, or winning awards, Masel is uploading rants and chats about current events to TikTok, where most of her following resides (2.1 million).

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