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.

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March 12, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
House Approves Continuing Budget Resolution to Avoid Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Sept 30. The resolution now goes... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House approved legislation Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Sept 30. The resolution now goes to the Senate where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority. The budget resolution is a short-term measure implemented because Congress has been unable to agree on an... Read More

March 10, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
US Attorney Threatens Georgetown Law With Employment Boycott Over DEI Policy

WASHINGTON — The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is in a face-off with the dean of Georgetown... Read More

WASHINGTON — The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is in a face-off with the dean of Georgetown University’s law school over the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion program.  Ed Martin told the dean he no longer would hire graduates of the school if... Read More

March 7, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Crypto Industry Meets With Trump to Promote Bitcoin Investments

WASHINGTON — Cryptocurrency industry leaders gathered at the White House Friday for a first-ever meeting with President Donald Trump and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Cryptocurrency industry leaders gathered at the White House Friday for a first-ever meeting with President Donald Trump and Treasury Department officials on how to leverage bitcoin and other blockchain investments as national assets. They are asking for new laws that would unchain them from... Read More

March 6, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Trump Hints Education Department Might Be Permanently Closed Soon

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is sending clear indications he plans to sign an executive order within days to dismantle... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is sending clear indications he plans to sign an executive order within days to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. A preliminary order drafted by the Trump administration directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the... Read More

March 5, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Supreme Court Skeptical of Mexicans Blaming US Gunmakers for Cartel Violence

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared doubtful Tuesday of arguments by the Mexican government that American gunmakers should be... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared doubtful Tuesday of arguments by the Mexican government that American gunmakers should be liable for drug cartel violence. They suggested the link between gun manufacturing and the few people who use guns to shoot other people was too remote... Read More

March 4, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Political Influence in Jan. 6 Riot Suspected in DC Legal Maneuvering

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s leniency toward Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol appears to be encouraging moves in... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s leniency toward Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol appears to be encouraging moves in recent days in Washington, D.C., to drop a lawsuit against them and to punish federal prosecutors. The District of Columbia’s attorney general announced last week he... Read More

March 3, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing US Special Counsel

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., late Saturday blocked the firing of the head of a federal watchdog... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., late Saturday blocked the firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency, saying President Donald Trump exceeded his presidential authority by trying to get rid of him.  Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a permanent injunction that allows... Read More

February 28, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Growth of Artificial Intelligence Prompts Data Center Controversy

WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence giant NVIDIA Corp. announced strong fourth quarter 2024 earnings this week in another sign technology is... Read More

WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence giant NVIDIA Corp. announced strong fourth quarter 2024 earnings this week in another sign technology is transforming American economics, job markets and power systems. At the core of any growing pains from the transformation are data centers. Data centers are buildings that... Read More

February 27, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Lawyers Criticize Trump Retaliation Against Attorneys for His Adversaries

WASHINGTON — The legal community is expressing outrage over President Donald Trump's order Tuesday to cancel the security clearances and... Read More

WASHINGTON — The legal community is expressing outrage over President Donald Trump's order Tuesday to cancel the security clearances and terminate government contracts with the law firm representing former special prosecutor Jack Smith. The Justice Department assigned Smith to pursue potential criminal charges against Trump for... Read More

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April 18, 2025
by Tom Ramstack
Democrats in Congress Demand Retraction of Trump’s Order on Smithsonian Museums

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats asked in a letter Thursday that the Trump administration abandon the president’s order that would... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats asked in a letter Thursday that the Trump administration abandon the president’s order that would rewrite the way the Smithsonian Institution portrays American history. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March telling the... Read More

Despite the Hype, Campaign Cash Doesn’t Buy Elections

This misconception has stubbornly dominated American political thinking for decades. Recent electoral contests have delivered the latest in a series... Read More

This misconception has stubbornly dominated American political thinking for decades. Recent electoral contests have delivered the latest in a series of stunning repudiations of this assumption. From April’s Florida legislative races to a high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court contest and even... Read More

April 18, 2025
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Scores of Generic Medications Recalled Over Quality Issues

WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 different generic medications have been voluntarily recalled by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals after regulators flagged issues related to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly 40 different generic medications have been voluntarily recalled by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals after regulators flagged issues related to how the drugs were manufactured in India, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. To ensure the safety and uniformity... Read More

April 18, 2025
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Kansas Officials Looking Into Potential Measles Exposures at Hotel

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas health officials are investigating a measles outbreak they now believe was caused by exposure to the... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas health officials are investigating a measles outbreak they now believe was caused by exposure to the virus at a Clarion Inn hotel in southwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a total... Read More

April 18, 2025
by Dan McCue
Thousands of Previously Classified Documents on RFK Assassination Released

WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 pages of classified records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y.,... Read More

WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 pages of classified records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., were released to the public on Friday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The release of the... Read More

April 18, 2025
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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in California Unveils Renewable Energy Microgrid

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente recently unveiled the largest hospital-based, renewable energy microgrid system in the United States. The new... Read More

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente recently unveiled the largest hospital-based, renewable energy microgrid system in the United States. The new microgrid system at the Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center in Southern California adds 2 megawatts of on-site solar generation and... Read More

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