Todd Ruger

April 08, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to approve a patent reform bill this week—with broad bipartisan support—to give it a good chance of becoming law during this Congress, a former top intellectual property adviser to the committee said.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

April 08, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: an Iowa settlement scandal brews, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a same-sex wedding appeal, and a top prosecutor cheers himself up with YouTube.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

April 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

Two lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that requires stricter reporting of political donors to the Federal Election Commission, a response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision this week striking limits on aggregate campaign contributions.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

April 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

Two lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that requires stricter reporting of political donors to the Federal Election Commission, a response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision this week striking limits on aggregate campaign contributions.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

April 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today told federal lawmakers that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether "high-frequency trading" violates insider-trading laws.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

April 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today told federal lawmakers that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether "high-frequency trading" violates insider-trading laws.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

April 03, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. defended the U.S. Department of Justice's track record holding large companies and financial institutions accountable for wrongdoing, telling lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the agency's record "will stand the test of time."

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

April 03, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. defended the U.S. Department of Justice's track record holding large companies and financial institutions accountable for wrongdoing, telling lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the agency's record "will stand the test of time."

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

April 02, 2014 | National Law Journal

Reaction to Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision on campaign contributions was swift and polarized, with Republicans praising the ruling as a victory and Democrats decrying it as a blow to fair elections.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

April 01, 2014 | National Law Journal

A former White House official praised by President Barack Obama for her "brilliant legal mind" and "mastery of complex policy" has joined O'Melveny & Myers as a litigation partner.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read