Jacqueline Thomsen

July 17, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's recent ruling tying congressional subpoenas to legislation is certain to be a hurdle for House Democrats who want to investigate the Stone commutation, as Congress can't pass bills on pardon powers.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

July 17, 2020 | Law.com

What's the endgame for Democrats as they prepare for a hearing with Attorney General William Barr?

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

July 15, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Through his opinion, my colleague contributes to the volumes of work gifted by others who felt obliged to bear their burden to save minority or disadvantaged communities from themselves," Chief Judge Roger Gregory wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

July 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

Big Law firms, including Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Crowell & Moring, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, had challenged the policy in court.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

July 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

President Trump's judicial nominees on the D.C. Circuit, Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court all handed down rulings on the administration's reinstatement of the federal death penalty.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

July 13, 2020 | National Law Journal

New York State Bar Association President Scott M. Karson said in a statement that is it "inexcusable for a president to use his power to commute sentences to save a political crony who was convicted by a jury of his peers of lying to protect the president."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

2 minute read

July 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Roger Stone is now a free man," the White House said Friday.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

July 10, 2020 | Law.com

At this rate, assuming Trump loses reelection and Democrats hold onto the House, the session will end in January with them having asserted their rights in court, but with few tangible results.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

10 minute read

July 09, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court's opinions on Trump's tax records touch on a number of legal arguments permeating the president's other lawsuits, including his legal fights with the House.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

July 09, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Dozens of private firms have agreed to work pro bono on the ACLU of Louisiana's "Justice Lab" project, filing up to 1,000 civil complaints alleging racist policing tactics.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read