Stanley Woodward
Role at the time: Associate Attorney General of the United States
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said the Justice Department worked with Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind to reach settlements rather than continue what he described as protracted litigation.
“protracted litigation benefits neither, and I am proud to have helped facilitate today's historic deals that advance the President's Energy Dominance Agenda”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Interior Announces Two Historic Agreements to Promote Affordable, Reliable Energy Production in the United States · U.S. Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior press release announcing settlement agreements to cancel Bluepoint Wind's and Golden State Wind's offshore wind leases, with quotes from Secretary Burgum and Associate Attorney General Woodward.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Woodward frames the settlements as the product of a legitimate litigation dispute the Justice Department resolved, defending the settlement process against claims that no real dispute existed to settle.