Jacqueline Thomsen

November 17, 2021 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said he believes Jacob Chansley is genuine in his remorse but found his actions on Jan. 6 were "horrific."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

November 16, 2021 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden questioned whether an administration would show as much deference to Congress if Republicans were seeking Hunter Biden's tax returns.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

November 15, 2021 | National Law Journal

"If you continue to talk, I will hold you in contempt, and I'll put you in jail. That's for sure," said U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Law.com

"What may have once been a much-needed efficiency has become an over-used convenience that threatens to undermine core distributive justice and day-in-court values," a new law review article argues.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

11 minute read

November 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

The D.C. Circuit panel that will take up the case consists entirely of Democratic appointees. President Barack Obama appointed both Millett and Wilkins to the bench, and Jackson was elevated to the appeals court earlier this year after being tapped by President Joe Biden.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

November 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

Judge Brian Buescher found that "despite the impropriety of the USMS in this regard, the actions specifically attributable to the named defendants in this case cannot be said to constitute contempt of court such as should subject them to criminal penalties."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

November 11, 2021 | National Law Journal

Attorney Kerry Morgan said the group Oath Keepers has "not communicated or responded to counsel after counsel reached out several times and there has been a breakdown of communication."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

November 10, 2021 | National Law Journal

"This court will not effectively ignore its own reasoning in denying injunctive relief in the first place to grant injunctive relief now," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

November 09, 2021 | National Law Journal

"But presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not president," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote of former President Donald Trump.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

November 09, 2021 | National Law Journal

Attorneys with Covington & Burling and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund previously won fights to obtain documents from the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action over their role in shaping restrictive voting legislation.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read