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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.
August 11, 2021 | National Law Journal
"In the current polarized political climate, it is not difficult to imagine the incentives a Congress would have to threaten or influence a sitting president with a similarly robust subpoena, issued after he leaves office, in order to 'aggrandize itself at the president's expense,'" U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta wrote.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
6 minute read
August 5, 2021 | National Law Journal
"I understand that some of my colleagues do not like the fact that she's dedicated her legal career to issues like voting rights, but a reasonable person could argue that she does understand the difference between being an advocate and a judge," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
4 minute read
July 30, 2021 | National Law Journal
"In our view, the 2019 opinion failed to give due weight to Congress's status as a co-equal branch of government with legitimate needs for information in order to exercise its constitutional authorities," reads the opinion signed by Dawn Johnsen, the acting assistant attorney general at OLC.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
4 minute read
July 29, 2021 | National Law Journal
The legislation would expand discrimination protections to federal judiciary staff, offer shields to whistleblowers and create a Commission on Judicial Integrity to oversee workplace misconduct prevention programs.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
July 16, 2021 | National Law Journal
"A law license does not confer unfounded prerogatives to file objectively, legally frivolous lawsuits, built on a copy-and-paste conspiracy theory derived largely from a pillow salesman, aimed at undermining a legitimate presidential election," Kaplan Hecker & Fink partner Joshua Matz said.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
July 12, 2021 | National Law Journal
"How could any of you, as officers of the court, present this affidavit?" U.S. District Judge Linda Parker asked during the hearing.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
7 minute read
July 9, 2021 | National Law Journal
Sidney Powell and Lin Wood are among the lawyers a federal judge has ordered to appear in court Monday, as Michigan officials seek their potential disbarment.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
9 minute read
July 7, 2021 | National Law Journal
Among the attorneys on the complaint is John Coale, who was involved in litigation against big tobacco companies in the 1990s.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
4 minute read
June 24, 2021 | National Law Journal
One of the bipartisan bills would let federal judges authorize the broadcast of proceedings in their courts. The second piece of legislation would require the Supreme Court to allow television coverage of its arguments.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
4 minute read
June 15, 2021 | National Law Journal
Myrna Pérez, the director of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program, was already announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as his recommendation to sit on the Second Circuit.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
6 minute read
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