Finra is Latest Target for Conservatives Battling Administrative State 'Excesses'

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A brokerage’s constitutional challenge to Finra’s court system is picking up support from some prominent conservatives, including former Attorney General William Barr, who see the federal case as a promising vehicle for reining in the bureaucracy.

Another interesting backer: Russ Ryan, a former deputy enforcement chief at Finra. He now works at the New C…