Todd Ruger

June 26, 2014 | National Law Journal

Former Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee, whose Washington career included stints as majority leader and White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan, has died at age 88 from complications of a stroke, his law firm and Senate Republicans said Thursday.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

June 26, 2014 | Law.com

Senate Republicans lauded the U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday that invalidated President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

June 25, 2014 | National Law Journal

A year after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a key antidiscrimination provision of the Voting Rights Act, a congressional push to undo the justices' ruling is stalled because of opposition from Republicans, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

June 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

Federal circuit judge nominee Pamela Harris spent much of her confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill explaining away past public statements, including legal analysis and political comments that raised opposition from Republican senators.

By Todd Ruger

4 minute read

June 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

White House lawyer Jennifer O'Connor has played behind-the-scenes roles in crisis control and prevention for the Obama administration, but she found herself in the public spotlight Tuesday on Capitol Hill amid the firestorm over missing IRS emails.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

June 24, 2014 | National Law Journal

A round-up of news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: a law student sues a professor, former senators propose fixes for Senate gridlock, and advice on how to leave Google Inc.'s legal department.

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

June 23, 2014 | Law.com

The tax reform push on Capitol Hill poses a range of business challenges for large law firms, accounting consultants wrote in a white paper published this month.

By Todd Ruger

3 minute read

June 11, 2014 | Law.com

The surprising primary defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Tuesday will reverberate through Washington's lobbying industry, touching business advocates and lobbying shops with close ties to his office.

By Todd Ruger and Andrew Ramonas

5 minute read

June 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

By Todd Ruger

1 minute read

June 09, 2014 | National Law Journal

Whether they called it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing,' many shops had to make tough choices in 2013.

By Todd Ruger

20 minute read