Jacqueline Thomsen

August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols found Nunes "has sufficiently pleaded that, in November 2020, the Post published its article with at least reckless disregard of the truth that it had previously reported."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

"It is true that courts recognize the value in some level of 'imaginative expression' or 'rhetorical hyperbole' in our public debate. But it is simply not the law that provably false statements cannot be actionable if made in the context of an election," U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols wrote, rejecting arguments from Sidney Powell.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

"In the current polarized political climate, it is not difficult to imagine the incentives a Congress would have to threaten or influence a sitting president with a similarly robust subpoena, issued after he leaves office, in order to 'aggrandize itself at the president's expense,'" U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

August 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

"OAN helped create and cultivate an alternate reality where up is down, pigs have wings, and Dominion engaged in a colossal fraud to steal the presidency from Donald Trump by rigging the vote," the complaint reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 09, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Western District of Virginia has never had a Black district judge. One of the recommended nominees, current federal public defender Juval Scott, would be the first.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

August 06, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Until the Supreme Court acts, this court should follow the D.C. Circuit, not predictions about what the Supreme Court may decide," the DOJ attorneys wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

Waxman is the latest Big Law partner to assist the House in its legal battles with former President Donald Trump and his administration.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

Leaders with the DOJ Gender Equality Network want OPM to block federal agencies from considering past pay when setting employees' salaries, saying some DOJ staff have found it contributes to pay gaps.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 05, 2021 | National Law Journal

"I understand that some of my colleagues do not like the fact that she's dedicated her legal career to issues like voting rights, but a reasonable person could argue that she does understand the difference between being an advocate and a judge," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 04, 2021 | National Law Journal

"It sends an extraordinarily important message that the federal courts are not just a soapbox to air baseless conspiracy theories harmful to our democratic system," said Kaplan Hecker & Fink partner Joshua Matz.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read