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Jacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, is a reporter covering D.C. federal courts and the legal side of politics. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @jacq_thomsen.
January 5, 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 4, 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 | 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
December 15, 2021 | National Law Journal
Jennifer Sung, a labor attorney, was confirmed to the Ninth Circuit on a 50-49 vote.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
2 minute read
December 15, 2021 | National Law Journal
Dechert partner Hector Gonzalez and Jessica Clarke, the top civil rights lawyer in the New York attorney general's office, are among the latest nominees.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
7 minute read
December 14, 2021 | National Law Journal
The lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court challenges a subpoena issued by a congressional committee for Eastman's phone records.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
3 minute read
December 14, 2021 | National Law Journal
"A long line of Supreme Court cases requires great deference to facially valid congressional inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former presidents does not alter the outcome," wrote U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
4 minute read
December 14, 2021 | National Law Journal
"It is not enough to say afterwards, 'Oh, well, gee, I was joking.' It's the most tired and hollow excuse. And this sentence needs to clearly express that these sorts of statements cannot be shrugged off," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
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