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Judicial Watch attacks Sen. Whitehouse after he filed suit threatening to restructure Supreme Court
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<blockquote data-quote="NightHawkeye" data-source="post: 74229326" data-attributes="member: 265226"><p><a href="http://legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/judicial-watch-files-complaint-against-ri-sen-whitehouse-alleging-unauthorized-practice-of-law/" target="_blank">Judicial Watch Files Complaint Against RI Sen. Whitehouse Alleging Unauthorized Practice of Law</a></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>“Senator Whitehouse is violating basic legal ethics in threatening the Supreme Court while engaging in the unauthorized practice of law,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “He should be held accountable for these abuses.”</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>...</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The complaint alleges “Whitehouse filed a brief with U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of four clients while maintaining inactive status and that <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">the brief was nothing more than an attack on the federal judiciary and an open threat to the U.S. Supreme Court</span></strong>.“</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>...</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Attacking the federal judiciary and openly threatening the U.S. Supreme Court is unbecoming for a member of the legal profession as well as a sitting U.S. Senator. Senator Whitehouse’s assertion, without basis, that the Court does not rule on the merits of cases but rather on partisan beliefs undermines confidence in the legal system. It is one thing for a politician to make such a claim on the campaign trail, it is another for a lawyer to make such a charge as part of a legal proceeding. In doing so, Senator Whitehouse has violated the rules of professional conduct.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The misconduct of Senator Whitehouse noted above appears obvious on its face. Senator Whitehouse either violated Rhode Island’s or D.C.’s rules, or both. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Senator Whitehouse’s filing of a brief on behalf of clients without an active law license anywhere in the country is inexcusable</span></strong></em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightHawkeye, post: 74229326, member: 265226"] [url=legalinsurrection.com/2019/08/judicial-watch-files-complaint-against-ri-sen-whitehouse-alleging-unauthorized-practice-of-law/]Judicial Watch Files Complaint Against RI Sen. Whitehouse Alleging Unauthorized Practice of Law[/url] [INDENT][I]“Senator Whitehouse is violating basic legal ethics in threatening the Supreme Court while engaging in the unauthorized practice of law,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “He should be held accountable for these abuses.” ... The complaint alleges “Whitehouse filed a brief with U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of four clients while maintaining inactive status and that [B][COLOR=#0000ff]the brief was nothing more than an attack on the federal judiciary and an open threat to the U.S. Supreme Court[/COLOR][/B].“ ... Attacking the federal judiciary and openly threatening the U.S. Supreme Court is unbecoming for a member of the legal profession as well as a sitting U.S. Senator. Senator Whitehouse’s assertion, without basis, that the Court does not rule on the merits of cases but rather on partisan beliefs undermines confidence in the legal system. It is one thing for a politician to make such a claim on the campaign trail, it is another for a lawyer to make such a charge as part of a legal proceeding. In doing so, Senator Whitehouse has violated the rules of professional conduct. The misconduct of Senator Whitehouse noted above appears obvious on its face. Senator Whitehouse either violated Rhode Island’s or D.C.’s rules, or both. [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Senator Whitehouse’s filing of a brief on behalf of clients without an active law license anywhere in the country is inexcusable[/COLOR][/B][/I].[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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