Bruce Green, director of Fordham Law’s Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, explains to Bloomberg Law how the plan of KPMG Law US—the first U.S. law firm owned by a Big Four accountancy—to work with clients outside of Arizona will test state-by-state rules. Beyond Arizona KPMG’s plan to work with clients outside of Arizona will test state-by-state rules on the practice of law, according to legal ethics experts. “It sounds like what they want to do is practice nationally from a Tempe office,” said Bruce Green, a Fordham Law School professor. “The rules of professional conduct will be tested.”…
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Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, tests readers’ knowledge on New York politics during this Labor Day weekend holiday, in this op-ed for Dan’s Papers (see 176 in PDF). Dan’s Papers August 29, 2025 Publish at Calameo Read “Op-Ed | Democracy Defender: I’ll Take ‘New York Politics’ for $500” in the Aug. 29, 2025 edition of Dan’s Papers.
In an opinion piece, Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff argues that, even with $30 billion worth of recruiting efforts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not reach its hiring goals. In an opinion piece, Fordham Law School Professor John Pfaff argues that even with all this recruiting efforts, ICE will not reach its hiring goals. He argues that the agency has historically faced difficulties to bolster ranks, that the base pay and salary range for ICE agents is lower than at other law enforcement agencies, such as the New York Police Department, and that ongoing protests and dislike for the…
After President Donald Trump accused Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of making false statements on mortgage applications, Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners—who researches presidential power—explains to The Washington Post whether that is a “historical interpretation of ‘for cause’” removal. The issue of whether Cook can continue to serve as the case proceeds will likely reach the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, adding another layer of uncertainty. While the justices have often granted Trump broad leeway on executive power during his second term, they have also recognized the Fed’s distinctive independence and statutory protections — safeguards that set it apart from other federal agencies. The president’s view — that an accusation of…
Fordham Law Professor Aaron Saiger explained to Al Jazeera what he believes to be the “most disturbing aspect” of President Donald Trump’s trend in relying heavily on emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court. Aaron Saiger, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law, explained that, unlike any other administration in recent history, Trump has relied heavily on emergency relief from the court. “The government asked for it rarely, and the court granted it rarely. Now, the government is asking for it routinely, and the court is granting it routinely,” Saiger told Al Jazeera. “That doesn’t show a change…
Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners, who researches presidential power, told CNN that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump will be one to watch in the coming weeks. The 24-page complaint, filed at a federal court in Washington, DC, accuses Trump of using fraud allegations in an attempt to end-run federal law intended to protect her from such interference by the president. “It is clear from the circumstances surrounding Governor Cook’s purported removal from the Federal Reserve Board that the mortgage allegations against her are pretextual, in order to effectuate her prompt removal and vacate a seat…
Fordham Law Professor Jane Manner’s 2021 Columbia Law Review article, “The Three Permissions: Presidential Removal and the Statutory Limits of Agency Independence,” was cited in The New York Times, after President Donald Trump said earlier this week that he wanted to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. More than 30 federal laws say that leaders of executive agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and the National Labor Relations Board, can only be removed for some combination of “inefficiency, neglect of duty and malfeasance.” Another 20 or so, like the one governing the Fed, allow removal of agency leaders for cause. The…
With companies including American Eagle, Adidas, E.l.f., and Swatch at the center of high-profile controversies this summer, Susan Scafidi, director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute, spoke with The Business of Fashion about how the fashion industry is navigating its summer of scandal. “In corporate Amwerica, we need to remember that having different eyes in the room and different voices, more importantly, in the room can keep us out of trouble in these areas. Diversity, as a value, is under attack in America at the federal level. – Susan Scafidi, founder, The Fashion Law Institute” Read “How Fashion Is Navigating…
Fordham Law Professor Bruce Green, director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, was quoted in this Law360 article about his belief that nominees for U.S. Attorney need to go through a confirmation process. During a hearing held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 15, attorneys for the government held that the 120-day time limit restarted with each appointment. But Judge Brann’s opinion said the language of the law and the provisions that followed it, allowing the court to appoint a replacement when the 120 days runs out, indicate that the clock began ticking once Bondi made an appointment. The…
Amelia Martella ’07, adjunct professor at Fordham Law and executive director of Fordham Law School’s Corporate Law Center, comments on Elon Musk’s motives in wanting to buy OpenAI from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in this Fortune article. Beyond feeling as though OpenAI had strayed from the mission he helped create for it, Musk had other reasons to want to best the company. He left the startup’s board in 2018, the year before Microsoft pumped $1 billion into the company. Months after Microsoft announced another $10 billion investment in OpenAI in 2023, Musk unveiled xAI as an alternative to ChatGPT. “I don’t disagree necessarily with his viewpoint…