Jacqueline Thomsen

March 22, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Given the highly charged and political context of the statements, it is clear that Powell was describing the facts on which she based the lawsuits she filed in support of President Trump," Powell's attorneys wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 18, 2021 | National Law Journal

Republican attorneys general are filing their lawsuits against Biden in circuits featuring conservative majorities on the appeals courts, and a number of Trump-appointed judges have been tapped to preside over the cases.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

March 17, 2021 | National Law Journal

Allison Zieve, the director of Public Citizen Litigation Group, said issues that have delayed or prevented certain cases from going to court "show how standing law has really threatened the sort of structural protections built into the Constitution."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

Akin Gump attorneys say they've spent more than 1,000 hours defending the bar officials from Klayman's suits. Klayman claims he has no choice but to sue.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

10 minute read

March 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

The federal judiciary recommended that 15 seats be added to the Central District of California, as well as new judgeships in the state's other district courts.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

March 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

"The only way we can succeed and retain the trust of the American people is to adhere to the norms that have become part of the DNA of every Justice employee," Garland said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

March 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Being in a profession that I think is still heavily dominated by people who don't look like me, I've often felt like I stick out and have often felt the need to kind of minimize that difference," Liu said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

"From my first job at the Justice Department as a special assistant, to my current job as a federal judge, I have sworn an oath that I would take again if I am confirmed as attorney general—to support and defend the Constitution of the United States," Garland said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

2 minute read

March 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

More than 40 court seats have opened up for President Joe Biden, making up nearly half of the 90 judgeships his White House will now be able to fill.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

March 09, 2021 | National Law Journal

"How someone who swore to protect the U.S. Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic could then participate in an attempt to stop the administration of the Constitution of the United States—there were enemies domestic right at the heart of our democracy," the judge said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read