Todd Ruger

July 30, 2014 | Law.com

House Republicans moved a step closer Wednesday evening to filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over what they say amounts to a breach of constitutional duties to follow the law.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

July 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

A former top U.S. Department of Justice official under Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on Wednesday pressed his call for changes to the False Claims Act, telling lawmakers that one of the law's provisions is "completely irrational."

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

July 29, 2014 | National Law Journal

Victor Bolden just graduated from law school in 1990 when he published an article that uses imaginary and colorful dialogue between a deity and dead justices to explore how judges should decide race discrimination cases.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM-affiliated publications and around the web: Justice Kennedy talks about the future, a judge approves the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the injustice of marijuana arrests.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

July 28, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate on Monday confirmed Pamela Harris to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, a vote that reignited debate over the judicial confirmation process.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

July 25, 2014 | Law.com

The potential pitfalls of lawyers who blog were on display Thursday on Capitol Hill, where it was revealed that a federal judicial nominee once wrote that readers of his blog "will agree I shouldn't be a judge."

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

July 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate is moving forward on Pamela Harris' nomination to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit, where a three-judge panel this week sided with the Obama administration in a dispute over health care subsidies.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

July 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

A ruling Tuesday on the Affordable Care Act's health care exchanges is expected to become the first big case to land in front of the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since a slate of new judges took the bench.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

July 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM-affiliated publications and around the web: A senator's Affordable Care Act lawsuit tossed, a murder conviction vacated and Obama's administration fights to keep secret records.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

July 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

Georgetown University Law Center has created a center focused on preserving privacy and civil rights in the face of advancing technology, and it has hired one of Capitol Hill's top lawyers to run it.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read