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Professor Richard Painter's affidavit urging the Court to uphold a trial court's order that Covington & Burling be disqualified from representing the State of Minnesota in suing 3M was cited by 3M in oral…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the appointment of Best Buy founder Richard Schulze as chairman emeritus of the company. Painter pointed out that it could be difficult for…
Professors Dale Carpenter and Richard Painter testified at hearings at the State Capitol on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. Carpenter said that recognizing same-sex marriages wouldn't affect business…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio for a story on the potential bid for Best Buy by its founder Richard Schulze. Painter said that such a bid could not be kept secret for very…
Professor Richard Painter, Clint Eastwood, and 131 other Republicans filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same sex marriage in Proposition 8. Many of the other…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by WNYC radio about allegations that New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez broke Senate ethics rules in free travel he received from, and favors he did for, a campaign donor…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by WNYC radio about the Senate Ethics Committee investigation of allegations that Senator Menendez (D NJ) failed to disclose trips to the Dominican Republic on a private…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the NRA's efforts to defeat gun control legislation in Minnesota. Painter, a former White House counsel in the George W. Bush…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in two Indianapolis Star articles about a high-ranking Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) official whose mother was hired to work in the INDOT office he…
A Financial Times op-ed on applying the strengths of the traditional partnership model mentioned an earlier New York Times Dealbook op-ed by Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter that…
Professor Richard Painter published an op-ed in the New York Times on-line edition about the excessive influence of the National Rifle Association on the Republican Party.