Jacqueline Thomsen

January 10, 2022 | National Law Journal

Jesse Binnall, Trump's attorney, failed to come up with an example of an act a president could commit while in office that would result in him having to face a civil lawsuit.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

January 10, 2022 | National Law Journal

"Ratification of the ERA sends a powerful message about the nation's commitment to sex equality," said Paul Weiss lawyers.

By Jacqueline Thomsen | Avalon Zoppo

9 minute read

January 06, 2022 | Law.com

"The judiciary's power to manage its internal affairs insulates courts from inappropriate political influence and is crucial to preserving public trust in its work as a separate and coequal branch of government," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his year-end report.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read

January 06, 2022 | National Law Journal

"The notion that we cannot have an orderly transition of government after an election is an affront, it's an assault on all of the values that we hold dear. And so to be able to actually play even the smallest role in being able to vindicate those rights, it's a real honor," Rhee said.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

January 05, 2022 | National Law Journal

"We have people sitting around with no charges for years," Jestin said of some Guantanamo detainees. "I don't know how that fits in a country where we have a rule of law, it's not democratic. It's not right."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

12 minute read

January 04, 2022 | National Law Journal

"As the leader of this violent mob, who took their cues from his campaign rhetoric and personal tweets and traveled from around the country to the nation's capital at Trump's invitation for the January 6 rally, Trump was in a position of extraordinary influence over his followers," one lawsuit reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

December 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

A judge recently set a Jan. 10 hearing in three of the lawsuits, all of which target former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

December 28, 2021 | National Law Journal

Some lawyers have been referred for disciplinary proceedings and are facing defamation lawsuits. Others have been ordered to pay legal costs. Many have not faced any public referral or discipline.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

December 16, 2021 | Law.com

With the midterm elections soon approaching, it soon may be now-or-never for circuit court judges who want a Biden appointee to replace them to announce retirement plans.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

December 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

The complaint alleges that John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Clark appeared to have made "a carefully considered decision to work together to inflict on the nation a grave constitutional trauma."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read