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Jacqueline Thomsen

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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February 08, 2020 | National Law Journal

2020 Dems Pitch Plans to Fight Trump and McConnell for Control of the Courts

Candidates including Pete Buttigieg and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren laid out their plans for overhauling the judicial branch, if elected.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

February 07, 2020 | National Law Journal

DC Circuit Tosses Democrats' Emoluments Claims Against Trump and His Hotel

The judges found the lawmakers do not have standing to sue Trump. "We will not—indeed we cannot—participate in this debate," they said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

February 07, 2020 | Law.com

Trump Watch: The News You Missed While DC Was Impeaching

The legal news certainly wasn't going to go on hiatus just because the Senate was holding an impeachment trial.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

February 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

House Questions Effectiveness of Sexual Misconduct Reforms in Wake of Judge's Repeated Harassment

The lawmakers focused on sexual harassment by U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia, who admitted to repeatedly sexually harassing female judiciary employees.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

February 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

Senate Republicans Just Acquitted Trump in the Impeachment Trial. This Is How We Got Here.

From the House's initial steps toward impeachment to the Senate trial, this is how President Trump's impeachment started and ended.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

February 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

Impeachment Is Almost Over. Here Are the Dozens of Lawyers Who Got Involved.

Private lawyers from firms including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Kaplan Hecker & Fink and Kasowitz Benson Torres were pulled into President Donald Trump's impeachment at nearly every stage of the proceedings.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

February 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

Gold-Plated Toilets and SCOTUS Curtains: Federal Circuit Questions Proper Use of PACER Fees

The judges offered up hypotheticals about when PACER fees could be used by the federal judiciary, like the redecoration of judges' chambers.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

January 31, 2020 | National Law Journal

Roberts, Acknowledging He's 'Unelected,' Declares It 'Inappropriate' for Him to Break Tie in Impeachment Trial

"I think it would be inappropriate for me, an unelected official from a different branch of government, to assert the power to change that result so that the motion would succeed," Chief Justice John Roberts said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

January 31, 2020 | National Law Journal

Senators Vote Against Witnesses for Trump's Impeachment Trial. That Doesn't Mean the House Will Stop Trying

Lead House manager Adam Schiff indicated to the Senate Friday that the House won't give up on hearing more testimony: "Witnesses will tell their stories in future congressional hearings, in books and in the media."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

January 30, 2020 | National Law Journal

Read the Complaint: 3 States Sue to Add ERA to Constitution After Recent Ratification

"This court should compel the archivist to carry out his statutory duty of recognizing the complete and final adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment," the lawsuit reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

2 minute read