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Professor Richard Painter was an expert participant on a panel discussion about campaign finance reform at Harvard Law School. Professor Painter noted that dependence on the current campaign finance…

Professor Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer in the White House Counsel Office during the George W. Bush administration, published an Op-Ed in the New York Times about the…

Professor Richard Painter was interviewed and quoted by several news organizations last week about the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Professor Claire Hill and Professor Richard Painter's recent book, "Better Bankers, Better Banks," was discussed in a column by Gretchen Morgenson in the New York Times. The article described…

Professor Richard Painter authored an op-ed in the New York Times explaining why political conservatives should support campaign finance reform. He discussed concerns about campaign money driving…

Professor Richard W. Painter's new book, "Taxation Only With Representation: The Conservative Conscience and Campaign Finance Reform," was published this week by Take Back…

Cornell Law School professor Saule T. Omarova reviewed "Better Bankers, Better Banks," by professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter in JOTWELL (The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)) …

Professor Richard Painter was quoted extensively in an article titled, "A Revolving Door Helps Big Banks’ Quiet Campaign to Muscle Out Fannie and Freddie" that appeared on the front page of the New York…

Glenn Reynolds wrote a review for USA Today of Better Bankers, Bettter Banks (U Chicago Press 2015) by Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter. The review discusses the proposal of Hill and…

The National Journal, in an article entitled "Make Bankers Pay for their Mistakes," published portions of an interview with Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter about their new book, Better…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Huffington Post article on financial conflicts of interest that Donald Trump would have if he were to be elected president. Painter observed that the law does little…

Professor Richard Painter's proposal for campaign finance reform was favorably mentioned by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig in his New York Times op-ed, writing: "Republicans, too, are increasingly…