Jacqueline Thomsen

June 23, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Senate Judiciary Committee's debate over originalism led one Democratic senator to accuse a Republican of "mansplaining" her position on the judicial philosophy.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

June 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

Only a limited number of people will be allowed in the courtroom and the circuit will keep livestreaming arguments "until further notice."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 21, 2021 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found some claims could survive in the lawsuits, writing "the right to be free from government violence for the peaceful exercise of protected speech is so fundamental to our system of ordered liberty that it is 'beyond debate.'"

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 18, 2021 | National Law Journal

"This recent decision underscores that Texas and Louisiana cannot establish standing here," a Biden DOJ official told a federal court of a GOP lawsuit challenging an immigration policy.

By Marcia Coyle | Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 18, 2021 | Law.com

U.S. marshals received poor marks for how they're handling judicial security.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

June 18, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Gross misconduct by members of the bar—be they private attorneys or the Attorney General of the United States—seriously stains the reputation of the legal profession with the general public, and also, no doubt, tempts other lawyers to skirt ethical boundaries," the attorneys wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

June 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

"It really sounds like from the more information that comes out, that this is just sleazy, dirty stuff and it has the whiff of DOJ being politicalized and the investigative process being used to target folks who are less than complimentary to the president or his administration," said Michael Weinstein, a former Justice Department prosecutor who is now with Cole Schotz.

By Andrew Goudsward | Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

June 15, 2021 | National Law Journal

Myrna Pérez, the director of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program, was already announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as his recommendation to sit on the Second Circuit.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

June 15, 2021 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta put off arguments in the Mazars case until the end of the month so attorneys could try and narrow the scope of the subpoena. House general counsel Doug Letter wasn't happy about another delay.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 14, 2021 | National Law Journal

A former federal public defender and well-respected trial court judge, Jackson is viewed as a possible Supreme Court nominee if a seat opens during President Joe Biden's time in office.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read