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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
December 14, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Your record is all the more historic because you accomplished it in the face of relentless, implacable resistance," Barr said. Meanwhile, David Cole, national legal director of the ACLU, said in a statement: "Bill Barr was one of the worst attorneys general in U.S. history."
By C. Ryan Barber
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December 10, 2020 | National Law Journal
On Dec. 4, Levi, the grandson of the late U.S. Attorney General Edward Levi, left the Justice Department, stepping down after a two-year tenure that saw him rise from a counselor Attorney General William Barr inherited and hardly knew to a constant at the attorney general's side.
By C. Ryan Barber
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December 8, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Because the law recognizes the president's political power to pardon, the appropriate course is to dismiss this case as moot," U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote.
By C. Ryan Barber
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December 3, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Society expects and requires better from attorneys and officers of the court, who take the oath to uphold the law and comply with their professional and ethical obligations," the prosecutors wrote in the case against Kevin Clinesmith in Washington's federal trial court.
By C. Ryan Barber
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December 1, 2020 | National Law Journal
"The choice to go to Wilmer came down to the same choice I made in 2011, when I left the U.S. attorney's office. It was about the people and the culture. I have great friends at the firm who also happen to be extraordinary lawyers," Johnson said.
By C. Ryan Barber
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November 30, 2020 | National Law Journal
Brown is set to formally join Kirkland & Ellis on Dec. 1. He will be accompanied by three fellow Wilmer partners, including Daniel Chaudoin, Jeremy Dresner and Daniel Kearney.
By C. Ryan Barber
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November 25, 2020 | National Law Journal
The pardon followed a pattern for Trump, who broadly has used the clemency power of the presidency to help allies and associates.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | C. Ryan Barber
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November 23, 2020 | National Law Journal
The former Obama administration leader and ex-O'Melveny partner would become the first Latino to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
By C. Ryan Barber
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November 23, 2020 | National Law Journal
"Although some Republican leaders have supported President Trump's right to challenge aspects of the voting in various states, for the good of the country, they should now strongly oppose his dangerous and extra-legal efforts to intimidate state election officials and distort the Electoral College process," they wrote.
By C. Ryan Barber
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November 20, 2020 | National Law Journal
Whistleblower lawyers said lockdowns and layoffs have given employees not just added distance from their companies but also time to reflect on misconduct and consider reporting it to law enforcement authorities.
By C. Ryan Barber
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