Jacqueline Thomsen

November 08, 2021 | National Law Journal

The lawsuits all rely on the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, a post-Civil War law designed to protect newly freed Black Americans from white supremacists, although the cases invoke different sections of the law.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Law.com

Justice Department lawyers this week told federal appeals judges to not revive a lawsuit challenging the judiciary's protocols for handling misconduct complaints.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

9 minute read

November 04, 2021 | National Law Journal

"The separation of powers issue you keep talking about, I find it hard to discern here because, in a rare instance, the executive branch and the legislative branch are in agreement," said U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

November 03, 2021 | National Law Journal

"OANN had every opportunity to do the right thing after the 2020 election for president and vice president of the United States. It could have reported the truth. Instead, OANN chose to do the wrong thing every time. It reported a lie," the complaint reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

November 03, 2021 | National Law Journal

Stark, 52, currently sits on the federal court in Delaware and fill the vacancy created by Judge Kathleen O'Malley, who will retire next year.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

November 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

The Senate is also set to confirm Toby Heytens to the Fourth Circuit.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

November 01, 2021 | National Law Journal

Senior Judges Mary Beck Briscoe, Ronald Lee Gilman and Michael Melloy, who each sit on different circuits, were tapped by Chief Justice John Roberts to hear the appeal.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

3 minute read

October 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

"By requiring transparency in intercircuit assignments, the statute protects the right of parties to a fair tribunal, as well as the right of the public and press to access judicial records," the filing reads.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

October 29, 2021 | National Law Journal

Lawyers from Cooley, Paul Weiss and Kaplan Hecker have spent years collaborating on the civil lawsuit against the alleged organizers of the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in 2017, which went to trial this week in Charlottesville.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

October 29, 2021 | Law.com

What it's like in the federal courthouse in Charlottesville. Plus, a federal judge confirmation bonanza in the Senate.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

8 minute read