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12 Dec 2008, 9:04 pm
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a former U.S. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 6:58 am
Schwinn, John Marshall Law School Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Mazie Hirono filed suit yesterday against "purported Acting Attorney General" Matthew Whitaker and President Trump, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against President Trump's designation of Whitaker as... [read post]
17 Jan 2025, 6:00 am
Mazie Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, or Sheldon Whitehouse! [read post]
12 Feb 2011, 5:00 am
The chairman of the Senate administrative oversight and courts subcommittee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, has proposed a bill that would allow struggling homeowners to enter into court-supervised mediations with their lenders in order to try to attain a mortgage modification that would allow the homeowner to keep their home. [read post]
8 Apr 2023, 11:47 am
Sheldon Whitehouse. [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 6:12 pm
Harris (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Friday sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Attorney General William Barr seeking documents relevant to any attempt by President Trump to convince Barr to hold a news conference declaring Trump had broken no laws during his July 25, 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Read more here. [read post]
6 Sep 2018, 9:25 am
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was on a roll yesterday, denouncing public interest litigation by conservative groups such as Pacific Legal Foundation in which test cases are initiated to advance a general point of law rather than being initiated by a client for his own interest. [read post]
18 May 2012, 3:52 pm
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John McCain (R-AZ) today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court that details the explosion of anonymous political spending since the Citizens United decision. [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 9:00 am
The Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act of 2012, sponsored by Senators Herb Kohl, Chris Coons and Sheldon Whitehouse, grants companies the option of using Federal courts to bring a civil lawsuit against offenders. [read post]
22 Sep 2018, 10:03 pm
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said that “as soon as Democrats get gavels”, the party will investigate the Kavanaugh allegations even if he is confirmed and sitting on the Supreme Court. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 9:49 am
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and eight other Senate Democrats proposed new legislation on Tuesday that seeks to counteract the 2010 Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot limit political spending by corporations, unions or other groups…The new DISCLOSE Act of 2012, S. 3369, would not require disclosure until these groups spend $10,000 or more in aggregate, and would also remove other pieces from the 2010 bill in a bid to streamline it… [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 9:04 am
Yesterday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led the Senate Judiciary Committee in exploring whether bankruptcy courts should be allowed to assist struggling homeowners modify their mortgage terms. [read post]
2 Oct 2018, 11:23 am
Sheldon Whitehouse provided the moment by demanding to know the meaning of “boofed,” “Devil’s Triangle” and other terms in Kavanaugh's high school yearbook. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 2:00 pm
presents: LIVING UP TO OUR CONSTITUTION Second Annual Living Constitution Lecture with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Moderated by Katrina vanden HeuvelEditor in Chief, The NationFriday, November 20, 2009Reception 5:30pm, featuring the cuisine and libations of Rhode Island Program: 6:00pm - 7:30pmLester Pollack Colloquium Room, 9th FloorFurman Hall, 245 Sullivan StreetSpace is limitedPlease RSVP to Susan Lehman at susan.lehman@nyu.edu or call 212 992 8647… [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 7:42 am
Marc Randazza at the Legal Satyricon has posted a decidedly un-Satyr-like video of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, former United States Attorney, former Rhode Island Attorney General, on the subject of the "Protect America Act. [read post]
30 Nov 2022, 2:20 pm
In a November 20 letter, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Henry Johnson (D-GA) questioned whether Alito was in any way influenced by or gave advance notice to a right-wing organization regarding a 2014 ruling in a case concerning contraceptives. [read post]
8 Oct 2024, 7:05 pm
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, today released a report detailing disturbing shortcomings in the supplemental background investigation conducted after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged during the 2018 confirmation process of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 7:00 pm
Sheldon Whitehouse files ethics complaint over Justice Samuel Alito interview; The Rhode Island Democrat asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Alito’s comments in a Wall Street Journal interview. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 11:47 am
Congress Introduces Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009Congress Introduces Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009 This week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Adam Schiff introduced the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009. [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 10:00 pm
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) sponsored the bill, with Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as bipartisan cosponsors. [read post]
