Prof. Painter's Op-Ed Referenced by Senator Franken

At the confirmation hearing for Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu's nomination to the Ninth Circuit, Senator Al Franken read into the record portions of Professor Richard Painter's op-ed in The Huffington Post supporting Liu. "This guy is a great law professor and he's no liberal," Franken said, noting that Painter worked on the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. "Anyone who has any doubts about your [Liu's] nomination should I think read this article." To view a webcast of the hearing, click here. Senator Franken's discussion of Painter's op-ed begins around minute 68.