Judiciary
From Andrew M. Seigel, Associate Professor at the Seattle University School of Law, posting at Prawfsblawg (h/t Orin Kerr via Instapundit)…Without further ado, here is my highly subjective lists of the ten people most likely to find themselves on the Supreme Court at the end of a first Obama term… (8) Deval Patrick–Was already on…
With the other excitement going on in state government yesterday, this news-nugget, here reported on by Edward Fitzpatrick of the Projo, flew in a bit under-the-radar…Construction of the proposed $71-million Blackstone Valley Courthouse will be postponed for a year and commence in fiscal year 2010, Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams said yesterday during…
Eagle-eyed William Felkner calls my attention to this news-breaking White House Press Release…Nominations Sent to the Senate Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2013. (Reappointment) Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. (Reappointment)…
Think of the way some people have sought to portray Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Then check out this video of him. Hard not to respect the man and see his depth. (h/t Power Line) Check out his book, too.
According to a report published by Legal Newsline, paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams wants the Rhode Island courts to take a closer look at how DuPont’s lead-paint agreement money is being spent, and what that says about what the costs of lead remediation should be…Sherwin-Williams is requesting that two portions of DuPont’s settlement with the State be…
Kevin McKenna, president of the 1986 Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, writes in today’s Projo that he believes Frank Williams’ participation in the traffic tribunal magistrate selection process created by the General Assembly to be an impeachable offense…Chief Justice Frank Williams’s Oct. 11 “appointment” of William R. Guglietta, chief legal counsel to Majority Leader Gordon D.…
1. According to Charles Bakst in Sunday’s Projo, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian is more interested in running for House or Senate at a future undisclosed date than he is in running for governor in 2010…[Lincoln Chafee] says he’d welcome a gubernatorial bid by Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, a close ally. Avedisian, who says he has…
Rhode Island Senate President Joseph Montalbano wants four of the charges brought against him by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission thrown out on the grounds that “members of the General Assembly cannot be prosecuted for an offense based on a past legislative act such as voting”. The legal claim is based on the “speech-in-debate” clause…
National Review Online Capitol Hill correspondent David Freddoso is reporting that President Bush is leaning towards appointing Robert Corrente to the First Circuit Court of Appeals over Robert Flanders, the choice recommended by former Senator Lincoln Chafee…In March 2006, liberal former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) had been asked by the White House to submit three…
In a decision that likely will have ripples reaching Rhode Island, the State Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled that lead paint manufacturers cannot be held liable for lead-paint clean-up costs under “public nuisance” laws. If NJ municipalities want to take lead-paint manufacturers to court, they must do so under the rules of product…