Jacqueline Thomsen

Jacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, is a reporter covering D.C. federal courts and the legal side of politics. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @jacq_thomsen.

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April 16, 2020 | National Law Journal

'Unmoored From The Facts': Judge Amy Berman Jackson Rejects Roger Stone's Bid For New Trial

Jackson said Stone's claims that his jury's foreperson was biased due to social media posts did not hold up under the law.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

April 16, 2020 | National Law Journal

Jenner & Block Joins House's Push to Convince En Banc Circuit of Right to Sue Trump Admin

Big Law firms including Miller & Chevalier, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe also filed amicus briefs supporting the House's position.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

April 16, 2020 | National Law Journal

Roger Stone Jurors, Citing Trump Tweets, Say They've Been Threatened and Fear Harassment

"It is intimidating when the President of the United States attacks the foreperson of a jury by name," one juror said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

April 15, 2020 | National Law Journal

Can Trump Force Congress to Adjourn? Theoretically, Legal Experts Say, but Not Now

President Donald Trump said he wants to adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. He can only do that if the chambers are in disagreement about when to adjourn—which they aren't.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

April 15, 2020 | National Law Journal

DOJ Said Judges Can't Stop Immigration Hearings Over COVID-19. Cleary Gottlieb Called That a 'Death Trap.'

Immigration lawyers and detained immigrants want U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to temporarily stop all in-person immigration proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

April 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

Just the Papers Please: DC Circuit Scraps More Oral Arguments During COVID-19

The D.C. Circuit said it will skip arguments and instead rule on the briefs in 13 cases so far since the court announced it would stop holding in-person proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

April 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

Treasury IG Says Mnuchin, Leaning on OLC, Properly Withheld Trump's Tax Returns. Will a Judge Agree?

"We do not presume to opine on the analysis and conclusions of the OLC opinion and advice," acting Inspector General Richard Delmar wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

April 10, 2020 | Law.com

Trump Watch: What Wisconsin's Legal Mess Over Its Primary Tells Us About the November Election

Courts have, so far, denied requests to delay in-person elections.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

April 08, 2020 | The American Lawyer

'A Pro Bono Boom': Doctors, Inmates & Immigrants Get Big Law Help as COVID-19 Spreads

Counsel at firms with top-ranked pro bono programs say they're seeing an increase in both the demand for pro bono work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in attorneys at their firms wanting to offer free legal services.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

April 07, 2020 | National Law Journal

Trump's DC Circuit Appointees Rule in Favor of Administration's Federal Execution Policies

Hogan Lovells appellate partner Cate Stetson argued before the panel on behalf of several death row inmates.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

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