Jacqueline Thomsen

April 27, 2020 | National Law Journal

Guidelines given to federal courts Monday lay out how they might gradually reopen after closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

April 27, 2020 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court asked the parties to brief the justices on the "political question" doctrine, suggesting the justices could find they can't rule on the cases.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

April 24, 2020 | National Law Journal

The en banc panel will handle a subpoena fight for former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony, as well as an order diverting funds to build a wall along the nation's southern border.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

April 24, 2020 | National Law Journal

The DOJ indicated that the attorneys will skip seeking an en banc rehearing, as President Donald Trump's personal lawyers have done in other House lawsuits.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

April 24, 2020 | National Law Journal

The judge pointed out that some FTC commissioners wanted to specifically sanction Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for the company sharing private user data with outside parties.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

April 24, 2020 | Law.com

Abortion clinics and reproductive rights groups have repeatedly gone to court seeking orders that would allow procedures to continue in the targeted states during the health crisis. Trump's appointees have handled several of those cases.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

10 minute read

April 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

The former SEC litigator discusses Judge Justin Walker's ruling for a Kentucky church's Easter services and what happens when your dog interrupts your Zoom client call.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

April 22, 2020 | National Law Journal

Federal prosecutors regularly say the inmates have not shown they will face more of a risk from the virus than others. Some judges are siding with those claims in denying the requests for release.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

April 20, 2020 | National Law Journal

The union argues that President Donald Trump stacked the panel with anti-labor appointees who placed tough restrictions on the judges in their new contract.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

April 17, 2020 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Roger Stone couldn't take negative comments about President Donald Trump and make them about him in trying to get a new trial.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read