Tom Ramstack
Tom Ramstack is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and attorney. Prior to writing for The Well News, he covered transportation and legal affairs for The Washington Times and founded The Legal Forum, a news service for Washington’s legal community that also offers legal services for nonprofit organizations. His work has been featured in Reuters and other publications.
Ramstack notes that as a licensed Washington, D.C., lawyer, he occasionally works on short-term document review projects on a pay-per-project basis for established law firms. He also receives no payment from subscribers or advertisers from The Legal Forum.
You can reach him on LinkedIn and through his website.
Recent Work
NEW YORK — A New York judge’s ruling this week authorizes Catholic University of America to auction a gingham dress... Read More
NEW YORK — A New York judge’s ruling this week authorizes Catholic University of America to auction a gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Ownership of the dress was contested by the niece of the priest who had... Read More
WASHINGTON — A congressional panel on Wednesday examined whether the Biden administration should do more to stop the flow of... Read More
WASHINGTON — A congressional panel on Wednesday examined whether the Biden administration should do more to stop the flow of money Iran secretly uses to support terrorists. Top of the list was the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against unsuspecting Israeli civilians. About 1,200 of them... Read More
WASHINGTON — A congressional panel took another look Tuesday at the choice for a new FBI headquarters that critics of... Read More
WASHINGTON — A congressional panel took another look Tuesday at the choice for a new FBI headquarters that critics of the site selection describe as suspicious. “The American people smell a rat here,” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., during the House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing.... Read More
WASHINGTON — Jury selection was completed and opening arguments started Monday in a civil trial in Washington, D.C., to determine... Read More
WASHINGTON — Jury selection was completed and opening arguments started Monday in a civil trial in Washington, D.C., to determine how much money former Trump lawyer and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani must pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of voter fraud. Their... Read More
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles grand jury indicted Hunter Biden on tax charges Thursday. The nine-count indictment alleges Biden... Read More
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles grand jury indicted Hunter Biden on tax charges Thursday. The nine-count indictment alleges Biden failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes over four years. The Los Angeles indictment follows similar tax evasion charges this year in Delaware. Biden also is... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a plan Thursday to lower prescription drug costs in a move that takes a... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a plan Thursday to lower prescription drug costs in a move that takes a tough stance toward pharmaceutical companies charging high prices. If the Federal Trade Commission determines the prices are unreasonable, the new policy allows the federal government to... Read More
WASHINGTON — The United States needs to innovate fast or fall behind in the international race to develop artificial intelligence,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The United States needs to innovate fast or fall behind in the international race to develop artificial intelligence, industry executives told Congress Wednesday. The U.S. government took what one witness at the congressional hearing called “a big step” with President Joe Biden’s executive order... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said during a briefing with reporters Tuesday morning, saying Republicans have “no choice” but to push ahead in light of White House resistance to... Read More
WASHINGTON — A human rights advocacy group sued last week in Washington, D.C., against chocolate companies for their use of... Read More
WASHINGTON — A human rights advocacy group sued last week in Washington, D.C., against chocolate companies for their use of child labor on cocoa plantations in Africa. The lawsuit says companies like Mars, Mondelez and Cargill have been slow to eliminate child labor while deceiving the... Read More
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling the mechanism... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ruling the mechanism used to fund the agency does not violate the appropriations clause. The decision, by a 7-2 vote, ended what many... Read More
NEW YORK — Defense attorneys for former President Donald Trump hammered away at the prosecution’s star witness Thursday in a... Read More
NEW YORK — Defense attorneys for former President Donald Trump hammered away at the prosecution’s star witness Thursday in a New York court by portraying him as a persistent liar. Michael Cohen admitted lying on previous occasions while working as... Read More
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WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg remembers Monday, March 25, as being like any other night. The last thing he... Read More
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DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and... Read More
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EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A towering stadium boasting 34,000 seats and a precisely trimmed field of soft Kentucky bluegrass... Read More
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