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Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by KSTP TV News for a story on the search by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for a firm to review clergy files in connection with the abuse scandal. Painter…
Professor Richard Painter, a former chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, was quoted in a New York Times article on former Harvard President Lawrence Summers's candidacy for nomination by…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Bloomberg News article on the potential nomination by President Obama of former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers to replace Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Forbes article about groups, including universities, that, for a fee, allow market-moving information they generate to be selectively disclosed to hedge funds before…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Washington Post article on efforts by the New York Attorney General to discourage Reuters from releasing to hedge funds two minutes before releasing to its general…
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.…