Jacqueline Thomsen

December 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon dismissed the lawsuit filed by John Bolton's former deputy Charles Kupperman, finding the case was moot after the House pulled its subpoena for Kupperman's testimony.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

December 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

With roughly a dozen lawsuits on their docket and an impeachment fight on Capitol Hill, the House has turned to outside help to boost its legal team.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

December 27, 2019 | National Law Journal

While some of the opinions have been in his favor, like the U.S. Supreme Court allowing his long-promised wall on the southern border to be built, other rulings have ended in key defeats.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

December 20, 2019 | Law.com

Two D.C. Circuit panels asked what the impeachment means for litigation seeking Mueller grand jury information and Don McGahn's testimony.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

December 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

"That there has been a historical undercount does not obviate Congress' constitutional mandate. Indeed, it magnifies that responsibility," Chief Judge Roger Gregory wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

December 18, 2019 | National Law Journal

Legal experts, like University of Missouri's Frank Bowman, have already come in to brief Senate Democrats on trial processes and procedures.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

December 18, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The individual mandate is unconstitutional because it can no longer be read as a tax, and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power," the split panel wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

December 17, 2019 | National Law Journal

The lawsuit claims the special counsel has adopted a policy of no longer filing complaints for non-Senate confirmed executive branch officials' Hatch Act violations.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

December 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

The House lawyers asked the D.C. Circuit to issue "immediate" rulings that would let lawmakers hear testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and review grand jury information redacted from the Mueller report.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

December 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

"I could probably go back to my chambers and figure it out in 15 minutes," U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said of one of the arguments Monday.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read