Todd Ruger

December 23, 2013 | National Law Journal

Prison reform, the protection of civil liberties and the fight against fraud are among the top management challenges that face the U.S. Department of Justice in the new year, according to the department's inspector general.

By TODD RUGER

5 minute read

December 16, 2013 | National Law Journal

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld spent months preparing for the departure of one of the firm's star appellate lawyers, Patricia Millett, who last week was confirmed for a slot on a key federal appeals court in Washington.

By Todd Ruger

5 minute read

December 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld spent months preparing for the departure of one of the firm's star appellate lawyers, Patricia Millett, who last week was confirmed for a slot on a key federal appeals court in Washington.

By Todd Ruger

5 minute read

December 12, 2013 | National Law Journal

The Senate confirmed Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia "Nina" Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit early this morning, amid escalating political bickering over a rules change that allowed for the vote.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

December 11, 2013 | Law.com

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

December 10, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Patricia Millett's confirmation on Tuesday to a key federal appeals court in Washington marked the start of a new streamlined approach to judicial nominations on Capitol Hill. The move also marked the beginning of a period of change at the court—and at the appellate practice at the law firm she will leave behind.

By Todd Ruger

6 minute read

December 10, 2013 | Law.com

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

December 10, 2013 | National Law Journal

The move marks not only the start of a new streamlined approach to judicial nominations on Capitol Hill, but also the beginning of a period of change at the court—and at the appellate practice at the law firm she will leave behind.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

December 09, 2013 | National Law Journal

The Senate is poised on Tuesday to confirm Patricia Millett to a key federal appeals court in Washington, making her the first nominee approved under a new streamlined procedure that could deliver a pre-holiday rush of judges to the bench.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

December 06, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. House of Representatives passed patent reform legislation that would bring sweeping changes the intellectual property landscape and curb litigation abuse by so-called patent trolls.

By Todd Ruger

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