Jacqueline Thomsen

June 26, 2020 | National Law Journal

The judge said Stone must remain in home confinement during that time.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 26, 2020 | National Law Journal

The filing comes on the heels of testimony from a former Stone prosecutor who said there was political pressure to give the Trump ally "a break" on his recommended sentence.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

June 25, 2020 | National Law Journal

"I don't think we're ever going back to where we were before," said Jeremy Fogel, a former trial judge for the Northern District of California and executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

A pair of DOJ attorneys are set to testify before Congress at a hearing titled "Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

Judge Neomi Rao said she agreed with the majority's decision to lift the preliminary injunction against the expedited removal policy but argued the case shouldn't have been in court in the first place.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

June 22, 2020 | National Law Journal

The complaint, filed by attorneys with Steptoe & Johnson and the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, argues the rule conflicts with the Supreme Court's recent opinion protecting employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

June 18, 2020 | National Law Journal

Walker was confirmed by a 51-42 vote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

June 12, 2020 | Law.com

A new fight over the protests themselves is starting to play out in federal court, with complaints that target President Donald Trump himself or implicitly reference his calls for more police action tied to the protests.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

June 11, 2020 | National Law Journal

"This case concerns a day that will live in infamy. It's the day that our federal executive branch unleashed a military and paramilitary force on a band of peaceful protesters assembled in historic Lafayette Park across from the White House," the complaint reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

June 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Minnesota attorney general also urged American Constitution Society members to help create change in their communities in the wake of George Floyd's death.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read