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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.
June 14, 2021 | Legaltech News
"There is no doubt that the pandemic provides a compelling reason for remote courtrooms. It does not, however, provide a reason to exclude the public from watching what happens in those remote courtrooms, a practice that therefore violates the First Amendment," the filing reads.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
6 minute read
June 11, 2021 | National Law Journal
"There is no doubt that the pandemic provides a compelling reason for remote courtrooms. It does not, however, provide a reason to exclude the public from watching what happens in those remote courtrooms, a practice that therefore violates the First Amendment," the filing reads.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
6 minute read
June 11, 2021 | Law.com
Senate Republicans seem to have found their in-road to criticizing President Joe Biden's nominees: Their defense-heavy credentials.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
8 minute read
June 9, 2021 | National Law Journal
Disciplinary counsel in D.C. said they generally do not "intervene in matters that are currently and publicly being discussed in the national political arena." One legal ethics expert said that explanation "seems dangerously overbroad."
By Jacqueline Thomsen
9 minute read
June 9, 2021 | National Law Journal
"Certainly I have, as I said, no specific experience in most of those topics that you raised. But I am very confident in my ability to get up to speed and to handle the cases that come before me," said one nominee in response to the Republican questioning.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
June 9, 2021 | National Law Journal
"Sometimes it means that we have to make a decision about the law that we would never have made, that we strongly disagree with as a matter of policy," Garland said.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
3 minute read
June 8, 2021 | National Law Journal
Days after former White House counsel Don McGahn testified as part of a settlement reached to end a two-year court fight, lawmakers seem ready to make changes to how congressional subpoenas are enforced.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
June 4, 2021 | National Law Journal
Lawyers and legal experts said they believe it's important for judicial opinions to be accessible to the general public, but they're split on whether the pop culture references are effective in achieving that goal.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
8 minute read
June 3, 2021 | National Law Journal
"With little connection to any actual or perceived quid pro quo corruption interest, the FEC's asserted rationale boils down to a general concern about money in politics and campaign contributions to incumbents—but such general concerns about influence or access cannot justify government regulation in the vital area of political speech," the court ruled.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
June 3, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
"With little connection to any actual or perceived quid pro quo corruption interest, the FEC's asserted rationale boils down to a general concern about money in politics and campaign contributions to incumbents—but such general concerns about influence or access cannot justify government regulation in the vital area of political speech," the court ruled.
By Jacqueline Thomsen
5 minute read
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