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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the Petters bankruptcy trustee's efforts to "clawback" gains from some of Petters' investors to compensate for losses of other investors…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on a former Enron official who plans to return to the energy sector. Painter observed that former corporate officials convicted of…
Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter published an op-ed in the online "Dealbook" section of the New York Times, urging that the most highly paid investment bankers be personally liable for the debts…
Professor Dale Carpenter, board member of the Republicans Against the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, and Professor Richard Painter announced their support for Minnesotans United For All Families, the group…
Financial News, a Dow Jones news publication, reported on an article by Professor Richard Painter offering suggestions for improving moral standards in investment banking. Part of his article discusses…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed for WCCO's "Good Question: How Much Is The Government Watching Us?" Painter said the Patriot Act, which allows the National Security Agency to spy on American citizens…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on White House Chief of Staff William Daley's contacts with J.P. Morgan and other large banks about the federal debt crisis. The article…
Professor Richard Painter was called to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a hearing that covered the Hatch Act and political activity inside the White…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Politico story about a White House event in the Blue Room for Wall Street donors. Painter expressed concern that this type of political event is contrary to the…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on the propriety of former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman staying in his post while his supporters organized a potential presidential…
Professor Richard Painter's Harvard Law Review article, "The Dodd-Frank Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Provision: Was it Effective, Needed or Sufficient?" was cited in a Thomson Reuters story on the…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story about a motion to disqualify Judge Vaughn Walker from the California Proposition 8 case because the judge is gay. Painter said that the…