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John E. Mulligan The Providence Journal 3/18/2011 WASHINGTON — Amid indications that some Republicans remain strongly opposed to seating Providence lawyer John J. McConnell Jr. on Rhode Island’s federal court, senators on Thursday began formal consideration of his controversial nomination for the third time. McConnell’s nomination was on the agenda as the Senate Judiciary Committee […] March 30th, 2011 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: corruption, Federal Judges | Comments are closed
Michelle Malkin 12/1/2010 I told you this morning that the Dems were cooking up a new version of the DREAM Act to lure squishy Republicans and fence-sitting Democrats. Here it is in full. Note: There are now four versions of the bill on the legislative calendar. None have been reviewed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. […] December 1st, 2010 | Tags: amnesty, DREAM Act, S. 3992, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: Congress, Illegal Immigration, Progressives | Comments are closed
“With plenty of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, there’s a need for more judges who spring from modest roots and ‘who care about the little guy,’ said Sen. Jack Reed, a Harvard-trained lawyer who asked President Obama last year to nominate the 51-year-old McConnell [worth $15 million], a […] May 13th, 2010 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: Barack Obama, Federal Judges, Rhode Island, South Carolina | Comments are closed
Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 4/26/2010 On the surface, there isn’t much doubt why Barack Obama selected John J. McConnell Jr. as his nominee to the US District in Rhode Island. McConnell has had a long career as a litigator in cases that would thrill any advocate on the Left, suing manufacturers over lead paint, asbestos, and […] April 26th, 2010 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: Barack Obama, Federal Judges, Rhode Island | Comments are closed
Senatus 2/26/2010 The Senate Judiciary Committee “plans to question a Justice Department official about the internal probe of two department attorneys — one now a federal appellate judge — who approved harsh interrogations of terror suspects proposed by the CIA during the Bush administration,” the AP reports. Friday’s scheduled hearing on Capitol Hill marks […] February 26th, 2010 | Tags: Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee | Category: Department of Justice, terrorism | Comments are closed
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