Prof. Painter Quoted as Expert Witness in Federal Trial over State Campaign Contributions

Alaska Dispatch News captured Professor Richard Painter’s appearance as an expert witness in a federal court trial held earlier this month in Alaska over the constitutionality of state laws limiting campaign contributions to elections for state office. “Elected officials should be dependent on voters. It’s the money that corrupts people—not voters,” said Prof. Painter. “Corruption is dependency. The candidate doing something he normally wouldn’t do because of money.”