The parents of John Mara ’79, University alumni Wellington and Ann Mara, will be honored posthumously with the Fordham Victory Bell Award, to be presented at the inaugural Fordham Athletics Gala on April 22, 2017, at 583 Park in Manhattan. The Victory Bell Award honors individuals who have brought distinction and honor to Fordham University Athletics through achievements not related to competition, coaching and/or administration. The honoree, selected by the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame Committee, embodies a sense of leadership and passion for Fordham Athletics and serves as an inspiration to the Fordham Athletics Family. Read full article.
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Fordham Law alumna and U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska will provide an opening review at the fourth annual Jurist in Residence program at Saint Rose, says The Chronicle. Saint Rose alumna U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska will provide an opening review of how Supreme Court decisions can affect recent lower court cases – including the rulings for the convictions of former state politicians. Read full article.
Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work at Fordham Law School was featured in The Christian Post along with Nelson Madden Black LLP, who announced itself as the first private New York-based law firm dedicated specifically to the legal representation of religious institutions and individuals. The Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work at Fordham University School of Law was established in 2001 to serve the increasing number of attorneys, judges, scholars and students who desire to integrate faith, values and perspectives in the context of the challenges of legal practice. Read full article.
Professor Ian Weinstein was quoted in PolitiFact about the constitutionality of stop-and-frisk. Professor Weinstein’s comments follow the September 26 presidential debate, during which moderator Lester Holt asked Donald Trump what he would do to heal racial divides. Trump said the country needs to “bring back law and order” in inner cities and praised stop-and-frisk policies in Chicago and New York. There might be some confusion in the public conversation over stop-and-frisk because it seems the public has come to associate the phrase “stop-and-frisk” with unconstitutional practices, like officers stopping people for no reason, said Ian Weinstein, professor at the Fordham University School of Law…
Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder will be moderating the Fordham Law Review‘s Election Law Forum on September 30, 2016, at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. The Forum’s panels will include election law experts from around the country. The Keynote Address will be given by Michael Waldman, former speech writer for President Bill Clinton and currently President of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. To find out more about the agenda, read the full article.
Fordham Law School alumna Nancy Marshall was appointed one of six new board members of the Bronxville School Foundation, according to an article by Bronxville-Eastchester, NY Patch. Nancy Marshall graduated from Holy Cross with a BA in political science and holds a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Read full article.
Professor Linda Sugin was quoted in Salon where she speaks about the emerging major political story of the questionable dealings of Donald Trump’s charitable nonprofit, the Trump Foundation. But the proliferation of misconduct allegations against the Trump Foundation, Sugin said, “possibly reflects a greater problem, which is perhaps that Donald Trump doesn’t have enough respect for the rule of law.” Read full article.
Murders in the U.S. jumped 10.8% in 2015, according to figures released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation—a sharp increase that could fuel concerns that the nation’s two-decade trend of falling crime may be ending. Professor John Pfaff was quoted in The Wall Street Journal where he discusses that in spite of the concerning numbers, the murder rate in 2015 was still lower than in 2009. “It’s not a giant rollback of things—2015 is the third-safest year for violent crime since 1970,’’ Mr. Pfaff said. “The last time we saw a jump like this was 1989 to 1990, and…
Professor John Pfaff was quoted in The Huffington Post where he discusses that crime rates are low in the recent years. “Crime was and remains quite low. Even in terms of worst case scenario with FBI numbers, things look similar to what they did four to five years ago,” Pfaff said. “At the time we celebrated those as being great.” Read full article.
Fordham Law Professor Nicholas Johnson was quoted in Orlando Sentinel where he discusses the “Stand your ground” law (a law that was released in 2005 backed by the National Rifle Association). The article refers to the incident in Tampa, Florida where a man fatally shot a father of three and called the ‘stand your ground’ hotline. “What they’re doing is educating people on the precise boundaries that operate with regard to self-defense,” he said. “I see that as a good thing. “The mistake you worry about . . . is people not having the sense of when it’s proper to use deadly force.” …