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Faculty News

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in Star Tribune Op-Ed About Departures From U.S. Attorney’s Office

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in a Minnesota Star Tribune op-ed discussing recent announcements that 14 lawyers have resigned or intend…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by CNN About More Possible Conflicts of Interests by Trump Family

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by CNN regarding three Democratic senators who are sounding the alarm about lucrative contracts and loans the…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by Reuters About CEOs Giving Only Mild Pushback to Trump

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by Reuters about how American CEOs’ lack of standing up to Donald Trump’s authoritarian approach for fear of…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by CNN About Additional Potential Conflicts of Interest by Trump

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by CNN about Donald Trump’s purchase of up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery investments days…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by Washington Post About the Insurrection Act

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the Washington Post about the Insurrection Act and the conditions that must…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in New York Times About Trump’s Opposite Views of Protesters

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in a New York Times news analysis by Peter Baker who writes that Donald Trump has…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by CNN About Conflict of Interest With Trump Business Merger

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by CNN about the Trump Media & Technology Group a $6 billion merger with TAE Technologies, a company at the leading…

Supreme Court Brief by Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in New York Times

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, had a brief he filed in 2024 in Trump v. United States linked to and quoted in a …

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in The New Yorker About Trump’s Involvement in Cryptocurrency

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in The New Yorker about Donald Trump’s involvement in cryptocurrency and his pardoning of cybercriminals, including…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in MinnPost About Minneapolis Separation Ordinance Limiting Coordination Between Police and ICE

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in MinnPost about Minneapolis City Council members’ efforts to strengthen the city’s 22-year-old…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by McClatchy News About Partisan Video Playing at Airports Blaming Democrats for Shutdown

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by McClatchy News about the legality of videos at airports showing Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Boston Globe About Insurrection Act Threat by the Administration

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by the Boston Globe about the president’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to…