Jacqueline Thomsen

August 07, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Because the committee's injury has been caused by McGahn's defiance of its subpoena and can be cured here only by judicial enforcement of the subpoena, the injury is traceable to McGahn's conduct and judicially redressable," the court found.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

August 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The court can conceive of few other actions, besides actually debating, speaking, or voting, that could more accurately be described as 'legislative' than the regulation of how votes may be cast," U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

August 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

The top Senate Democrat faced a complaint for saying Trump-tapped Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would "pay the price" if they ruled against abortion rights.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle's decision, finding that the judge "got it just right."

By Jacqueline Thomsen | Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The act lacks a rational basis, but was instead offered as a punishment of sworn law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to quell rising tensions and protests in the District coming as a result of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota," the lawsuit alleges.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

Both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and the Second Circuit have recently issued rulings against the Trump administration's public charge rule.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

August 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

The judge grappled with how the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling for gender identity protections in the workplace, and another trial judge's ruling against similar safeguards in Obamacare, apply to a lawsuit challenging a new Trump regulation impacting transgender people's health care.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

"This means that not only are [deaf and hard of hearing] Americans being denied the opportunity to understand any communication from the President of the United States during this critical time, they are also being denied the opportunity to access information, analysis, and updates from Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx—two renowned public health experts," the complaint reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

July 31, 2020 | National Law Journal

The ruling is a win for immigration judges, who are also suing the DOJ agency that oversees immigration courts.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

July 31, 2020 | Law.com

President Donald Trump hasn't let courtroom losses stop him from pursuing some of the key policies at the heart of those decisions.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read