Todd Ruger

March 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

W. Neil Eggleston, a white-collar defender in Washington, is the leading contender to replace White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler when she steps down, according to five Washington attorneys following the selection process who spoke on background about an administration personnel decision.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

March 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

The movement to bring cameras to the U.S. Supreme Court picked up another congressional supporter on Tuesday, thanks to the inability to watch the 90-minute oral arguments about the health care law's contraception mandate.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

March 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: U.S. Supreme Court to stay off camera, federal judges spar on harshness of federal sentencing guidelines, and the Obama administration looks to end the NSA's bulk collection of phone data.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

March 21, 2014 | Law.com

Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are pressing Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. for details about whether former IRS official Lois Lerner waived her right against self-incrimination when she spoke to investigators.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

March 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

Comcast Corp. has added two top former Capitol Hill antitrust counsels to its lobbying group ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next month on the company's plan to merge with Time Warner Cable.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

March 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 billion financial penalty to settle a fraud charge related to misleading statements about the safety of its cars to the public and regulators, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

March 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 billion financial penalty to settle a fraud charge related to misleading statements about the safety of its cars to the public and regulators, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

March 18, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks hunting, the longest serving white-collar jury deliberates in Manhattan and a $1 billion nursing home deal.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

March 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

Senate Democrats have moved to extend a recent streak of votes on judicial nominations, including a possible vote next week for Covington & Burling partner Christopher "Casey" Cooper for a slot on Washington's federal trial court.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

March 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

Senate Democrats have moved to extend a recent streak of votes on judicial nominations, including a possible vote next week for Covington & Burling partner Christopher "Casey" Cooper for a slot on Washington's federal trial court.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read