Todd Ruger

May 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

Calling one part of the state's litigation position "inconsistent," a federal trial judge has ordered Texas to turn over certain legislative records to the U.S. Department of Justice in a closely watched Voting Rights Act case.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

May 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would provide financial safeguards to the trust accounts that help fund civil legal services to the poor—potentially giving those providers more money.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

May 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

Several of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees face opposition on Capitol Hill, including a former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer whose work in the Office of Legal Counsel is under growing scrutiny.

By Todd Ruger

6 minute read

May 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: retired NFL players challenge settlement; accused Boston Marathon bomber lawyers complain; and legal all-stars headline graduation ceremonies.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

May 05, 2014 | Law.com

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today foreshadowed possible criminal charges soon against banks and other financial institutions often labeled as "too big to jail."

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

May 05, 2014 | National Law Journal

Federal lawmakers last week unveiled their latest effort to give companies a new track to fight trade-secrets theft — the federal courts.

By Todd Ruger

6 minute read

May 02, 2014 | National Law Journal

Administration lawyers can't turn to the federal courts to quash a highly unusual subpoena for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify about documents related to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on a U.S. consular facility in Benghazi, Libya, legal experts on congressional investigations say.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

May 01, 2014 | National Law Journal

Theodore Chuang and George Hazel were the last of eight district court judges and one circuit court judge—Michelle Friedland for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—who were confirmed this week. That was the highest one-week total for confirmations during the session of Congress that started in January 2013.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

May 01, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday again postponed a vote on a patent litigation reform bill, as senators work out differences on several provisions.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

April 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens appeared before a Senate committee Wednesday for the first time since his confirmation hearings nearly 39 years ago, advocating for a constitutional amendment for campaign finance reform.

By Todd Ruger

5 minute read