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Prof. Painter, Lawrence Tribe and Others File Federal Court Complaint Challenging Application of Citizens United to Super-PACs

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A team of campaign finance lawyers, including Professor Richard Painter and other notable experts such as Larry Tribe, a constitutional law professor at Harvard, filed a suit on Friday in federal court arguing…

Prof. Painter on Bloomberg Radio (NYC) About High Profile Insider Trading Case

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Professor Richard Painter appeared on Bloomberg Law Radio’s Bloomberg Law to discuss the SEC’s insider trading allegations against prominent hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman who is accused of using his…

Prof. Painter’s New York Times Op-Ed Urges Clinton Family to Separate From Clinton Foundation if Clinton Wins Presidency

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In his third New York Times op-ed in 2016, Professor Richard W. Painter writes that to avoid the appearance of impropriety and favoritism toward donors, the Clinton family should promise to separate…

Prof. Painter Quoted in Two Wall Street Journal Articles About the Potential for Trump's Conflict of Interest

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Professor Richard W. Painter was quoted in two Wall Street Journal articles—here and…

Prof. Painter Quoted in New York Times Article About White House Forbidding Cabinet Members from Addressing the DNC

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Professor Richard W. Painter was quoted in an article in the New York Times about the White House announcement that the President would forbid cabinet members from addressing the Democratic National…

Prof. Painter Quoted by Several Media Outlets on Donald Trump's Financial Conflicts of Interest

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In The Washington Post,…

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

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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…

Prof. Painter Interviewed by KSTP on Conflict of Interest in School Bond Issue

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Professor Richard Painter—an expert in securities law and government ethics—was interviewed by KSTP News in a story about a school board official in Stillwater, Minn., who allegedly participated in recommending a…

Prof. Painter Authors Op-Ed Urging Judiciary Committee Chairman to Hold Confirmation Hearing for Judge Garland

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Following up on his op-ed in the New York Times on the Garland nomination, Professor Richard Painter urged in another…

Prof. Painter Participates on Harvard Law Campaign Finance Reform Panel

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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 model has…

Prof. Painter NYT Op-Ed Says Bush Could Have Nominated Garland

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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 Garland nomination. "…

Prof. Painter Interviewed About Garland Nomination

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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.