Fordham Law faculty, students, and alumni have been actively engaged in monitoring the 2024 presidential election, analyzing electoral laws, examining the legality of campaign fundraising strategies, and assessing potential election-related disruptions.
Below are links to articles in which Fordham Law thought leaders share their expert insights on the complex issues surrounding this year’s presidential election.
“Navigating Uncertainties in the Contingent Election Process”
If this year’s election results in an Electoral College tie, a contingent election would occur in Congress. Will Bernstein ’25, Arianna Bufalino ’25, Robert Debenedetti ’25, and John Greenberg ’24—all students in Fordham’s Rule of Law Clinic—explain to Lawfare how it might unfold.
“From Natural Disasters to Election Denial, Experts Debate Risks That Could Upend the 2024 Election”
Experts gathered at Fordham Law School for “The 2024 Presidential Election: Are We Ready?” event—sponsored by the Fordham Law Review, the Voting Rights and Democracy Project, the Voting Rights and Democracy Forum, and the Center on National Security—to discuss the upcoming election and the nation’s preparedness for potential interruptions.
“Election Denialism as Voter Suppression”
Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, spoke with the Institute for Public Accuracy about how the Trump campaign has been using tactics to further election denialism.
Students in Fordham’s Rule of Law Clinic are examining New York state election law to understand how New York will uphold new federal electoral guidelines for presidential elections enacted in 2022.
“Natural Disasters, Terrorist Disruptions and Presidential Elections”
Jerry Goldfeder, adjunct professor and director of Fordham Law’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, published an op-ed in Just Security calling for a bipartisan, synchronized response to a disruption of voting caused by a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
In a Q&A with the Fordham Law Newsroom, Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, discussed her new book about safeguarding democracy around the globe.
“Is Elon Musk’s $1 million payment to registered voters in swing states legal?”
Straight Arrow News published a Q&A with Adjunct Professor Goldfeder about the legality of Elon Musk’s $1 million offer to new republican voters.
“Thinking Critically—Through The Election And Throughout Every Day”
Fordham Law alumnus Jay Sullivan ’89 published an article in Forbes on how to think critically about the presidential election, featuring the expert opinion of Fordham Law Dean Joseph Landau.