C. Ryan Barber

November 19, 2020 | The Recorder

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June confronted the lawfulness of the consumer agency's single-director design. Now, courts are picking up where the justices left off.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 17, 2020 | Law.com

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By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

November 17, 2020 | National Law Journal

Remus earlier clerked for Judge Anthony Scirica on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Yale Law School graduate was formerly an associate at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a Wall Street powerhouse.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 11, 2020 | National Law Journal

Among the Biden transition advisers are a number of former Obama administration officials, including some who were involved in the Dodd-Frank reforms that followed the financial crisis.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

Duke Law's Christopher Schroeder, a former Obama-era Justice Department lawyer, is leading the Biden DOJ team. The team also includes Pam Karlan of Stanford Law and myriad Big Law partners.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 09, 2020 | National Law Journal

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy's refusal to make a so-called "ascertainment" of Biden's victory was quickly criticized as interfering with a smooth, peaceful transition.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington found that exceptions under public records law for confidential and private information did not apply to what he called a "colossal outlay of taxpayer funds."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 04, 2020 | National Law Journal

"They're just basically wasting time and giving Donald Trump an opportunity to express yet another set of grievances, when in fact the only grief he should be experiencing is over the loss of the election," Biden adviser Robert Bauer said. "That's not a grief I share, but it's probably a grief that he keenly feels."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 04, 2020 | National Law Journal

The race in Nevada was too close to call by Wednesday morning. The state is one of a handful—including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—where the results were too narrow, and votes were still being counted, to declare either candidate a victor.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 03, 2020 | Law.com

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By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read