Todd Ruger

August 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

August 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. made clear during meetings with community leaders, students and officials that what happens in Ferguson is personal to him — and pivotal to his legacy as the nation's first African-American attorney general.

By Todd Ruger

6 minute read

August 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

In the largest-ever settlement between the U.S. government and a single company, Bank of America Corp. on Thursday agreed to pay $16.6 billion in penalties and consumer relief for selling toxic mortgage-backed securities.

By Jenna Greene and Todd Ruger

3 minute read

August 20, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. met with community groups and law enforcement Wednesday in Ferguson, Mo., urging cooperation to reduce tension after days of clashes between police and protesters.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

August 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on Tuesday took his message directly to the residents of Ferguson, Mo., pledging in an op-ed "robust action" to bridge gaps between law enforcement officials and their communities.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

August 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM-affiliated publications and around the web: Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. heads to Ferguson, Washington considers challenge to gun ban ruling, and a chemical company pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

August 18, 2014 | Law.com

The U.S. Department of Justice under Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has filed a record number of criminal police-misconduct cases and aggressively used civil laws to force reform at police departments across the country.

By Todd Ruger

6 minute read

August 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. took a more prominent role in the nation's response Thursday to another round of violent clashes between protesters and police over the shooting death of an unarmed teenager by a police officer in Missouri.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

August 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

Three lawmakers have called upon Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. to take a larger role in investigating the shooting death of an unarmed teenager by a police officer in Missouri.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

August 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round up of news from ALM-affiliated publications and around the web: A new ABA president, law school reforms, and a federal judge jailed in domestic dispute.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read