Jacqueline Thomsen

September 03, 2021 | National Law Journal

"When the Supreme Court flexes its muscles in arbitrary ways, in the dead of night, with scant logic, Congress has a responsibility to flex back," said Gabe Roth, the executive director of Fix the Court.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

September 03, 2021 | Law.com

The justice's late-night abortion order is being used to renew calls for court reform.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

September 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

"It gives them a cover for covertly overruling Roe vs. Wade without having to do so," one legal expert said of the Texas abortion case.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

September 02, 2021 | National Law Journal

"The court should not be so content to ignore its constitutional obligations to protect not only the rights of women but also the sanctity of its precedents and of the rule of law," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

September 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

"The odds are slim, but the court can still block [Texas'] law. So much hangs in the balance," one law professor said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

August 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

Lawyers for abortion providers in the state told the court the ban "unquestionably contravenes this court's precedent, including Roe, which the state of Texas concedes is binding."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

August 27, 2021 | National Law Journal

"Appointing Black United States Attorneys at this critical juncture in the history of the department will signal a sincere commitment to diversity and inclusion," reads the letter from the DOJ Association of Black Attorneys.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

August 26, 2021 | National Law Journal

"It is indisputable that the public has a strong interest in combating the spread of the COVID–19 Delta variant. But our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends," the order states.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

August 26, 2021 | National Law Journal

"When somebody violates the rules, instead of holding them accountable, the judiciary makes sure nobody comes in and tells them what to do," one former staffer in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

August 26, 2021 | National Law Journal

"I think some of the jurisdictions involved and perhaps all of them will dig into this with investigatory zeal and will take it seriously," one legal ethics expert said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read