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Mary Catherine “radicallyright” Sibley RedState 5/5/2011 From the diaries by Erick I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same … In voting for cloture (see roll call vote […] May 5th, 2011 | Tags: "pay-to-play", cloture, John J. McConnell Jr, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, corruption, Ethics, Federal Judges, Rhode Island | Comments are closed
Scott Johnson Power Line 5/3/2011 A knowledgeable source directs our attention to Rhode Island federal judicial nominee John J. McConnell, Jr. He writes: Harry Reid is expected to file cloture on Jack McConnell’s nomination to serve on the U.S. District Court for the district of Rhode Island, setting up an imminent cloture vote. In light […] May 4th, 2011 | Tags: "pay-to-play", Amnesty International, John J. McConnell Jr, lead paint litigation, Motley Rice, Ness Motley, Planned Parenthood, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, tobacco litigation | Category: ACORN, corruption, Ethics, Federal Judges, Rhode Island, TAKE ACTION! | Comments are closed
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
Darlene Superville Associated Press via Yahoo! News 1/6/2011 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Wednesday resubmitted a batch of federal judicial nominations that didn’t clear the Senate last year, including four that provoked strong objections from some Republican lawmakers. Obama sent 42 names to the Senate. They include 35 nominees for federal district courts and […] January 7th, 2011 | Tags: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, American International Group, Attorney General Eric Holder, Edward Chen, Goodwin Liu, James Cole, John J. McConnell Jr, Judicial nominations, Louis B. Butler Jr., Sen. Orrin Hatch | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Progressives, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Library belittles mayor in deriding lawsuit Phillip Marcelo The Providence Journal 10/19/2010 PROVIDENCE — Calling Mayor David N. Cicilline a “petulant child,” the Providence Public Library on Monday said a recently filed city lawsuit attempting to resolve needed repair work at the city’s library buildings was “baseless” and “harassing.” The library, which operated the city’s […] October 20th, 2010 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, lawsuit, Mayor David N. Cicilline, Providence Public Library, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Category: corruption, Politicians, Rhode Island, Taxes | Comments are closed
Flash: The Most Important Judicial Nominee You Never Heard Of Up For Another Vote William A. Jacobson Legal Insurrection 9/23/2010 I have written before about John “Jack” McConnell, Jr., a major Democratic Party campaign donor who had been nominated by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to an open seat on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. […] September 23rd, 2010 | Tags: John J. McConnell Jr, OSPRI, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Category: Congress, corruption, Federal Judges, Rhode Island | Comments are closed
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