Jacqueline Thomsen

May 15, 2020 | National Law Journal

American Oversight alleges the CDC is violating the Freedom of Information Act in its handling of records requests, which "has had the effect of substantially delaying processing" the requests.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

May 15, 2020 | National Law Journal

Judge David Tatel said he believes the case is "en banc worthy" but should not be delayed after the U.S. Supreme Court asked the circuit to "render its decision with appropriate dispatch."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Law.com

It's not clear how the justices will rule, although it was clear they were a bit concerned about how expansive the House's investigative and subpoena powers are.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

May 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The majority has only confirmed one of the Founders' worst fears: that, while no man may be above the law, a group of judges, so emboldened, may consider themselves beyond it," one dissenting judge wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

May 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Allowing the president to be the final arbiter of both the interpretation and enforcement of the law—as the dissents would—would gravely offend separation of powers," the court's majority opinion states.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

May 12, 2020 | Law.com

The state justices found Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill's "criminal conduct was prejudicial to the administration of justice."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

May 08, 2020 | National Law Journal

Each legal team agreed the U.S. Supreme Court should not throw out the House subpoena cases over the political question doctrine but instead issue a ruling on the merits.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

May 08, 2020 | Law.com

It didn't take long for Judge Thomas Griffith's retirement to generate controversy after the president nominated his successor. Taxonomy: Trump Watch, Judges, Government

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

May 08, 2020 | National Law Journal

One judge seemed wary of creating a permanent definition for an immigration policy, comparing it to an accordion that should be "somewhat flexible simply because the needs of the country change."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

May 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

Democrats pushed Walker over his comments against the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act during the first judicial nomination hearing held in the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read