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13 May 2010, 3:53 pm
I focused on three nominees of concern: Goodwin Liu, my law school classmate (see previous posts on this site); Louis Butler, of Wisconsin Supreme Court lead paint and med-mal fame (see ealier posts here); and Jack McConnell, the plaintiffs' lawyer who was Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's symbiotic partner in Rhode Island's $3 billion-lead-paint-verdict fiasco (see posts here, and earlier writings here and here). [read post]
18 Dec 2024, 7:34 pm
” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island and the committee’s chairman, said the new information was crucial. [read post]
1 Jun 2007, 11:16 pm
In a closed session on May 23, two Democrats, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Dianne Feinstein of California, proposed barring spending on interrogation techniques that go beyond the Army Field Manual, which bans physical pressure or pain. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 1:04 pm
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island 2:50 pm Presentation Group 1: Juries as Political ActorsHeather Gerken, Yale Law SchoolStephan Landsman, DePaul Law SchoolWilliam Nelson, NYU Law School 4:00 pm Presentation Group 2: The Civil Jury’s Place in Our Constitutional StructureSuja Thomas, Illinois Law SchoolRobert Burns, Northwestern Law School 4:50 pm Presentation Group 3: Value Judgments Through DamagesNeil Vidmar, Guynga Liu, Duke Law School, Herbert Kritzer, University of… [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 2:19 pm
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) last week identified the other three to The National Law Journal: Edward Chen, nominated to the U.S. [read post]
13 Sep 2024, 9:30 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.) has already introduced ethics and term-limits legislation and said Ms. [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 3:18 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), an impresario of the climate prosecution push, conferred behind the scenes with scientists who signed a letter endorsing the effort. [read post]
21 Apr 2022, 12:08 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 7:18 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) bruited such a move to the Blog of the Legal Times for the most controversial nominees, Rhode Island trial lawyer John "Jack" McConnell, Louis Butler of Wisconsin, Goodwin Liu of California for the 9th Circuit, and Edward Chen for the Northern District of California. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 6:27 am
Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI], Sen. [read post]
19 Aug 2019, 4:02 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and four other Democratic senators have ignited [controversy] with a filing that instructs the Supreme Court to either drop a New York gun case it has accepted for the coming term or face a public reckoning. [read post]
14 Sep 2010, 11:13 am
We bid adieu to Lynch, who carried on the law-stretching public nuisance litigation against the paint industry begun by his predecessor, Sheldon Whitehouse. [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 12:24 pm
.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). [read post]
22 May 2016, 6:45 am
[Sheldon] Whitehouse’s call gives enough of a basis for scientists to sign on to this as a solid approach at this point. [read post]
11 May 2010, 2:45 pm
"It's still used for political potshots, but I was the only one who stood up," Lynch said.Stood up and continued the legally suspect public nuisance lawsuit started by Lynch's predecessor, AG Sheldon Whitehouse, before finally losing! [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 10:46 am
Senator) Sheldon Whitehouse to gin up and pursue public nuisance claims against manufacturers of lead-based paint. [read post]
27 May 2010, 3:00 pm
Past lecturers include then-Governor Janet Napolitano (2008, moderated by Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor of the New York Times) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (2009, moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor-in-chief of The Nation). [read post]
20 Nov 2006, 8:13 am
But eight months later, the White House has yet to nominate Flanders, much less secure Senate confirmation, and now the Republican Chafee is a lame duck, having lost the Nov. 7 election to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 8:09 am
Labaton quotes Senator Sheldon Whitehouse saying "This is one of the most extreme examples I have seen of a special interest wielding its power for the special interest of a few against the general benefit of millions of homeowners and thousands of communities now being devastated by foreclosure.? [read post]
27 May 2010, 6:12 am
Our AG at the time, Sheldon Whitehouse, hired outside plaintiff counsel to sue the paint manufacturers to absorb the massive costs that lead based paint placed on the State due to increased health care costs and housing costs. [read post]
