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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on a Hennepin County Commissioner whose spouse's firm has been lobbying the Commission for a major contract. Painter said it's common for a…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a front page Wall Street Journal article covering the University of Michigan's practice of accepting payment for release of its market moving consumer economic data to…
Professor Richard Painter, who formerly served as chief ethics lawyer in the Bush White House, was quoted in a Washington Post article reporting that hedge funds executives met privately with a high-ranking…
Professor Richard Painter was a guest on Late Debate with Jack and Ben on Twin Cities News Talk AM 1130. Painter discussed ethics in the White House as well as Minnesota's decision to legalize same-sex marriage.
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Washington Post article on leaks of market-sensitive information by Congressional staffers to hedge funds and other investors. Painter observed that these leaks…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in The Nation in an article on private sector employers that give substantial termination bonuses to employees who leave to become Congressional staffers and take other…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a USA Today article on a controversy over whether the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal agencies should allow prompt disclosure of scientific findings.…
Professor Richard Painter's affidavit urging the Court to uphold a trial court's order that Covington & Burling be disqualified from representing the State of Minnesota in suing 3M was cited by 3M in oral…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the appointment of Best Buy founder Richard Schulze as chairman emeritus of the company. Painter pointed out that it could be difficult for…
Professors Dale Carpenter and Richard Painter testified at hearings at the State Capitol on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. Carpenter said that recognizing same-sex marriages wouldn't affect business…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a story on the potential bid for Best Buy by its founder Richard Schulze. Painter said that such a bid could not be kept secret for very…
Professor Richard Painter, Clint Eastwood, and 131 other Republicans filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same sex marriage in Proposition 8. Many of the other…