Jacqueline Thomsen

April 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

Legal experts say the coronavirus is certain to be raised in briefs filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in GOP officials' lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

April 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

The ex-Kavanaugh clerk was criticized for his lack of trial experience during his confirmation to the trial court.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

April 03, 2020 | Law.com

This fall's SCOTUS arguments on the future of the ACA could come as many Americans are still feeling the effects of COVID-19.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

April 02, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Although presidential declarations of emergencies—including this proclamation—have been at issue in many cases, no court has ever reviewed the merits of such a declaration," the Trump appointee wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

April 01, 2020 | National Law Journal

Morgan Lewis' senior pro bono trial lawyer Susan Baker Manning is among the attorneys working on a class action to protect detained immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

March 31, 2020 | National Law Journal

Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman, the attorneys who represented a Maine nurse in the legal fights over a 2014 quarantine order for Ebola, predicted that few civil liberty claims filed over coronavirus restrictions would hold up in court.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

March 31, 2020 | National Law Journal

Among the recently filed complaints is a lawsuit from Morgan Lewis challenging the treatment of detained immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 30, 2020 | National Law Journal

States are often given deference when responding to a health crisis, but some governors are accusing the president of not doing enough.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 30, 2020 | National Law Journal

The authority to arrest executive branch officials is not something the U.S. Constitution would leave "to mere speculation," the Justice Department argued.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

March 27, 2020 | National Law Journal

Lawyers for federal agencies say in court filings that staff are struggling to process Freedom of Information Act requests as they work remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read