Jacqueline Thomsen

July 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

"By choosing to reverse its longstanding position and appealing the district court and D.C. Circuit decisions, the Trump administration succeeded in running out the clock and thereby undermined the ability of the House of Representatives to have access to all of the relevant facts as it considered impeachment," House general counsel Doug Letter told the justices.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

July 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

Whether the Supreme Court's test for a sitting president's papers still applies to citizen Trump was an open question during Thursday's hearing.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

While Wednesday's meeting sounded largely academic, there were hints at how the group might act. Commissioners asked witnesses whether the court was at the stage where reforms are even necessary, and how they might decide that they are.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

June 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

Labor lawyer Jennifer Sung and Virginia solicitor general Toby Heytens are President Joe Biden's picks for appellate vacancies.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

June 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

"When abuses of power occur they need to be challenged, and under our system of government one place they need to be challenged is in the courts," said Skye Perryman, the new president and CEO of Democracy Forward.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Law.com

With more people getting vaccinated, appeals courts are starting to reopen their doors—to a select few.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

10 minute read

June 24, 2021 | National Law Journal

A lawyer for Sidney Powell argued that while his client "maybe sometimes might exaggerate one or two points that in essence are in the lawsuits," her speech was protected because it was in the context of litigation.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

June 24, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Zuckerman Spaeder partner previously spent a decade as a federal public defender.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 24, 2021 | National Law Journal

One of the bipartisan bills would let federal judges authorize the broadcast of proceedings in their courts. The second piece of legislation would require the Supreme Court to allow television coverage of its arguments.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 23, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Some of these defendants in some of these other cases think there's no consequence to this, and there is a consequence," said Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read