Tom Ramstack

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

February 28, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Foreign Policy Advisors Urge Senate to Reinstate Iranian Sanctions

WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors suggested to a Senate committee Wednesday that the United States return to a policy of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors suggested to a Senate committee Wednesday that the United States return to a policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran to halt its use of proxies for terrorist attacks. A Senate Foreign Relations Committee notice of its hearing called Middle Eastern Islamic... Read More

February 27, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Senators Accuse Biden of Exceeding Authority for Military Strikes in Yemen and Red Sea

WASHINGTON — Republican senators at a hearing Tuesday foretold a conflict with the Biden administration over the president’s authority for... Read More

WASHINGTON — Republican senators at a hearing Tuesday foretold a conflict with the Biden administration over the president’s authority for recent military action in Yemen and the Red Sea. They expressed concern that the United States is sinking into war through an escalating response to attacks... Read More

February 26, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
States Try to Convince Supreme Court to Keep Laws Regulating Social Media

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of two state laws that could redraw social media companies’ right to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of two state laws that could redraw social media companies’ right to decide what sort of content is displayed on their platforms. The tech companies say the Florida and Texas laws that seek to limit which content they... Read More

February 23, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Giuliani’s Debts Mount as He Tries to Overturn $148M Judgment

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani’s appeal this week of a $148 million judgment against him in federal court in Washington, D.C.,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani’s appeal this week of a $148 million judgment against him in federal court in Washington, D.C., for defaming two election workers is exposing how severely indebted he has become. He faces additional lawsuits from two companies he incorrectly accused of rigging their... Read More

February 21, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Supreme Court Looks at EPA’s Justification for Rule to Block Interstate Pollution

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to keep the Environmental Protection Agency’s good neighbor rule that... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to keep the Environmental Protection Agency’s good neighbor rule that requires states to clean up their industrial pollution that could be carried by wind into neighboring states. Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia want the Supreme Court... Read More

February 20, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Supreme Court Lets Virginia High School Keep ‘Race Neutral’ Admissions Policy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to allow a Virginia high school to choose its own racially... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to allow a Virginia high school to choose its own racially influenced admissions policy rather than intervening at the request of Asian American students. The elite Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria adopted... Read More

February 16, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Environmentalists Sue EPA for Data on Health Risks of Forever Chemicals

WASHINGTON — Environmentalists sued the Environmental Protection Agency this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking information about health... Read More

WASHINGTON — Environmentalists sued the Environmental Protection Agency this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking information about health risks from forever chemicals in fluorinated plastic containers. The two groups that sued accuse the EPA of withholding information about PFAS. They are called forever chemicals... Read More

February 15, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Congress Seeks Stronger Response to Chinese Cyberthreat

WASHINGTON — Defense policy analysts described data vulnerabilities for a congressional panel Thursday they said China could exploit to shut... Read More

WASHINGTON — Defense policy analysts described data vulnerabilities for a congressional panel Thursday they said China could exploit to shut down broad segments of U.S. infrastructure. They said China’s lead in manufacturing high-tech equipment has exposed the United States to a variety of risks regarding key... Read More

February 14, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Congressmen Search for a Strategy to Push Back on Islamic Militants in Yemen

WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors tried Wednesday to help a congressional panel determine when acts of war by the Houthis... Read More

WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors tried Wednesday to help a congressional panel determine when acts of war by the Houthis have crossed a line that might trigger a much more forceful U.S. military response. So far the U.S. response has consisted largely of striking back at... Read More

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Disney World Settles with Florida After Its Opposition to 'Don’t Say Gay' Law

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