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3 May 2013, 5:46 am by Trusts EstatesProf
On May 2, 2013, the governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee, signed legislation permitting same-sex marriages. [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 7:00 am by ADR Times
Lincoln Chafee and General Treasurer Gina Raimondo said Friday the state and its major labor unions have ended court-ordered mediation talks after eligible police officers voted to reject a proposed pension settlement." [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 8:51 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
Adler) The NYT reports that two governors, Washington’s Christine Gregoire and Rhode Island’s Lincoln Chafee, have petitioned the federal government to have marijuana reclassified as a Schedule II substance under the Federal Drug Control Act. [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 4:25 pm by Tom Smith
Lincoln Chafee—he of the Rhode Island Chafees—is abdicating the Ocean State’s governorship after a single term, and the single WASP in the race to replace him, Herbert Claiborne Pell IV (you can call him “Clay”), is having a tough go of it. [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 8:28 am by djackson
Governor Lincoln Chafee has signed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $7.75 per hour in the state, a 35 cent per hour increase. [read post]
8 Dec 2009, 12:48 pm by Tom Smith
My little brother federal judge William Smith sent me this article about the political imbroglio that arose when Prez W nominated him to the First Circuit over the objection of RINO Senator Lincoln Chafee: Chafee speculated that Smith, despite describing himself as a moderate, has ties to the Federalist Society, [horrors! [read post]
14 Sep 2006, 7:13 am
Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) [official website] moved to table a committee vote [JURIST report] on Bolton last week and the White House says it has been trying to address [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 7:57 am by Chris Morris
The bill [2011 - H6103, PDF] is identical to a version of the bill passed in the House of Representatives [official website], and Governor Lincoln Chafee [official website] is expected to sign the bill into law. [read post]
3 Jul 2011, 3:30 pm by Dan Taglioli
[JURIST] Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee [official website] on Saturday signed into law a bill [H6103, PDF] that legalizes same-sex civil unions in the state. [read post]
12 Apr 2005, 8:58 am
Lincoln Chafee [official website], said he remained inclined to vote for [read post]
7 Sep 2006, 9:19 am
[JURIST] A Senate Foreign Relations Committee [official website] vote on whether to confirm the nomination of John Bolton [official profile] as permanent US ambassador to the United Nations [official website] was postponed Thursday after Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) [official website] called for more information from Bolton. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 5:13 pm
If so, he can't reinforce the suspicion that he's really a Democrat (unless he wants to do that Lincoln Chafee thing and become a Democrat). [read post]
15 May 2012, 9:25 am by Jaclyn Belczyk
[JURIST] Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee [official website] on Monday signed an executive order [text, PDF] requiring government agencies to recognize same-sex marriages [JURIST backgrounder] performed out-of-state. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 9:37 am by Steve Hall
Lincoln Chafee on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to uphold his authority to refuse to surrender a state inmate who faces a possible death-penalty prosecution in federal court. [read post]
30 May 2012, 11:42 am by Steve Hall
Lincoln Chafee and federal prosecutors almost a year ago was ordered Tuesday to face a judge in federal court where he faces a possible death penalty prosecution. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 10:39 am by Kent Scheidegger
  Last Friday, I noted that the Democratic National Convention would feature a speech by Rhode Island Governor Lincoln "Stand in the Jailhouse Door" Chafee, who is presently battling the federal government to prevent it from seeking the death penalty for murderer Jason Pleau.But wait, there's more. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 7:40 am by Steve Hall
Lincoln Chafee may join the appeal in a custody battle over a Rhode Island murder suspect who could face the death penalty on a federal charge. [read post]