John Feerick was quoted in The State Journal-Register about the 25th Amendment and presidential succession. John Feerick, former Dean of Fordham Law School and one of the preeminent scholars of the amendment, explains: “At various times in the debates and hearings of 1964 and 1965, it was made clear that unpopularity, incompetence, impeachable conduct, poor judgement, and laziness do not constitute an ‘inability’ within the meaning of the amendment.” The goal was to provide for continuity in the event of a presidential stroke, sudden mental incapacity, or even kidnapping, and not to create a second mode of impeachment. Read full…
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Sean Griffith was featured in a Law360 article about his objection to a proposed settlement in a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs. The sole objection to the settlement came from shareholder Sean Griffith, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law, who said the arrangement fell under the scope of “disclosure-only” settlements discouraged under the chancery court’s decision in the Trulia case. In this case, Griffith’s attorney Anthony A. Rickey of Margrave Law LLC said the disclosures didn’t remedy the breaches alleged in the complaint while the release covered those action. “Almost all of the get is forward-looking and almost…
John Feerick was quoted in Business Insider about the 25th Amendment and presidential succession. John D. Feerick, former dean of Fordham Law School, is one of the chief architects of the 25th Amendment who shepherded it through Congress in the early 1960s. He told Business Insider in March 2017 that the senators who signed the provision into law specified that declaring the president unfit must rely on “reliable facts regarding the president’s physical or mental faculties,” not personal prejudice. “If you read the debates, it’s also clear that policy and political differences are not included, unpopularity is not included, poor…
Susan Scafidi, director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law, was quoted in a Washington Post article about the impact of President Trump’s trade war with China. If prices for brand-name bags swell on international markets because of tariffs, Lulu predicts it can only be good for Chinese knockoffs. “More people will think: ‘Why not just buy a bag here?’ ” she said. The next wave of tariffs targets another $200 billion in Chinese imports, including handbags, leather and silk. This prospect alarms both American fashion designers and global authorities, because U.S. firms already lose billions each year to counterfeiters.…
Alumnus Brian Nurse ’96 has been named WWE’s senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, reporting directly to WWE chair and CEO Vince McMahon. As general counsel Nurse will be responsible for overseeing the legal affairs of the company and serve as principal legal advisor to McMahon, co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, and the company’s executive management team. Nurse will oversee litigation, intellectual property, government relations, risk management, talent contracts and compliance. … Nurse is board chair for Make-A-Wish Connecticut and a board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, Conn. He earned his Juris Doctor from…
David A. Andelman, visiting scholar at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, wrote an op-ed for Reuters about President Trump’s trade war with China. China is fully prepared to win any kind of tariff war that Donald Trump can throw at it with some quite simple stratagems that might all be grouped under a single rubric: Autocratic Capitalism. After U.S. markets closed on Monday, Trump announced he would impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese exports to the United States – half the level previously contemplated, but still designed to move Beijing toward bilateral talks.…
Alumna Tracey J. Niemotko ’85 has been elected to serve on the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Foundation for Accounting Education board of trustees. She has served as president, vice president and secretary of the Mid-Hudson Chapter, among other leadership roles. Niemotko earned her Bachelor of Science in accounting from Fordham University and her law degree from Fordham University’s School of Law. Read full report.
Jed Shugerman was quoted in a Politico article about Paul Manafort’s plea deal in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation. The plea deal special counsel Robert Mueller granted to Paul Manafort on Friday appears built to be pardon-proof. That doesn’t mean President Donald Trump won’t try to legally absolve Manafort anyway, a step the president has considered taking for months. But Friday‘s events mean Trump’s ability to contain the legal damage from his former campaign chairman is now severely limited. … Some attorneys also believe the deal Mueller gave Manafort — accepting a guilty plea to just two of seven…
Adjunct Professor Matt Gold was part of a panel discussion for the Signature NAFTA Series, titled “Where Are We Now?”, hosted by the Washington International Trade Association. On Thursday, September 13, 2018, the Washington International Trade Association hosted the tenth, and final event, in the Signature NAFTA Series, titled “Where Are We Now?”. The featured panel discussed the prognosis of the NAFTA renegotiations providing the current status and prospects for the new agreement. The distinguished panelists included Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Dr. Laura Dawson, Celeste Drake, and Professor Matt Gold. The panelists examined the challenges and uncertainties facing renegotiation efforts, while…
Dean Matthew Diller co-authored an op-ed in CNN about welfare reform under the Trump administration. Welfare reform is back, together with its accompanying long-standing racial, paternalist and nativist stereotypes. Historically, these stereotypes centered on the idea that people in need are lazy and morally deficient and, therefore, responsible for their own circumstances. False stereotypes concerning low-income people often track and combine with long-standing racist conceptions of people and communities of color — particularly women of color. … This round, the Trump administration’s goal is to gut what remains of the federal social safety net: SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, federal housing assistance and…