Todd Ruger

February 06, 2014 | Law.com

President Barack Obama has made history when it comes to bringing racial and gender diversity to the federal bench, but a senator and liberal interest groups want him to nominate fewer corporate lawyers from large, well-known firms.

By Todd Ruger

5 minute read

February 06, 2014 | Law.com

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

February 05, 2014 | Law.com

President Barack Obama today nominated five lawyers for trial and appellate courts, including Dechert partner Cheryl Krause for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a state judge in Florida who would be the first openly gay male African-American on the federal bench.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 05, 2014 | National Law Journal

President Barack Obama today nominated five lawyers for trial and appellate courts, including Dechert partner Cheryl Krause for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a state judge in Florida who would be the first openly gay male African-American on the federal bench.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets from around the country: U.S. Attorney subpoenaed the office of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Ted Olson and David Boies want to work more same-sex marriage cases; and "the most metal personal injury commercial of all time" goes viral.

By Todd Ruger

2 minute read

February 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

As the House Judiciary Committee's top-ranking members today called for major reforms to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, a former George W. Bush administration lawyer urged them to leave the program alone.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

As the House Judiciary Committee's top-ranking members today called for major reforms to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, a former George W. Bush administration lawyer urged them to leave the program alone.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 03, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate is unlikely to eliminate the filibusters over U.S. Supreme Court nominees because the confirmation hearings are too high profile, Georgetown University Law Center Professor Victoria Nourse said last week.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

February 03, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Senate is unlikely to eliminate the filibusters over U.S. Supreme Court nominees because the confirmation hearings are too high profile, Georgetown University Law Center Professor Victoria Nourse said last week.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read