As dupes become more common within the fashion industry, Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute, explained to Bloomberg that there is no protection for design rights under U.S. law. Fashion has always looked for more affordable takes on the hottest items. But more explicit dupes have been legitimized by TikTok influencers focused on saving money. Brands cracking down now face a delicate balance between protecting their intellectual property and alienating consumers. Calling out a copy cat can also give them oxygen. Mentions of Costco specifically alongside Lululemon have risen by 130% this year, according to Launchmetrics, which…
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Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, is quoted in this Dan’s Papers article that discusses how election law has “become a bigger field and force, from campaign finance to getting on the ballot to redistricting and in general dueling over democracy” (see page 156 / page 158 in PDF). Dan’s Papers August 8, 2025 Publish at Calameo Read “Dean of Election Lawyers Jerry Goldfeder on How Lawyers Are Becoming Bigger Players in Elections” in the August 8, 2025 edition of Dan’s Papers.
In this co-authored op-ed for Lawfare, Fordham Law Professor Chinmayi Sharma, Fordham Law student Sam Adler ’26, and University of Georgia School of Law Professor Thomas E. Kadri argue data brokers enable violence by selling people’s information, and suggest that a data-deletion right should be enabled and enforced. Behind the legislative carve-outs and concessions lies a constitutional sleight of hand: Brokers claim a First Amendment right to package data from quasi-public sources—from property deeds to voter rolls to social media—and then sell them to any willing buyer. This dangerous business practice, cloaked in contentious free-speech arguments, elevates commercial profit above human life. Brokers and lawmakers…
Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, joined Spectrum News NY1 to discuss how the Voting Rights Act is shaping the ongoing debate over redistricting in Texas. Watch the full segment, “60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act,” from Spectrum News NY1.
Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, is quoted in this Dan’s Papers article clarifying whether there are ramifications for New York City/East End homeowners who switch their registrations in order to vote in the November 2025 mayoral election (see pages 50-51 in PDF). For East End homeowners or renters who are currently registered Suffolk County voters and also own or rent a New York City residence, changing their registrations to, say, their Manhattan or Brooklyn homes is a simple and straightforward process. And according to attorney and election law expert Jerry Goldfeder, as long as a…
Fordham Law Professor Thomas H. Lee shares his expert legal opinion with Above the Law on the validity of the U.S. Justice Department’s misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg, for allegedly violating judicial ethics code. The complaint is hogwash, say legal scholars. “This is the sort of laughable thing that should go straight into the trash,” writes Joyce Vance on Substack. “Even if it’s referred for investigation, because it came from the Justice Department and the court feels some need to show it took it seriously, it shouldn’t go anywhere.” That view was shared by Thomas Lee, a professor…
Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners examined the origins of the unitary executive theory (the Constitutional law theory that states the President of the United States possesses sole authority over the Executive Branch), its impact on the modern presidency, and its implications for the future of checks and balances, during a panel with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. Watch the panel discussion, “The Rise of the Imperial Presidency”, in full.
Barbara-Ann Boehler, senior director of the Corporate Compliance and Ethics program at Fordham Law School, shares methods with Compliance & Ethics Professional® (CEP Magazine) that can be employed to try to “up” the compliance training game. Compliance training is . . . not very exciting. It is a challenge to develop training that is engaging when the material is often compulsory and driven by regulatory requirements. While compliance officers are loath to “check the box” regarding any component of their program, sometimes training just feels like a box-checking exercise. If you have worked in a highly regulated industry, you are…
After a new report from Gothamist and WNYC found Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign submitted forged signatures as part of the qualification process to appear on the November general election ballot, Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, joined Spectrum News NY1’s “Weekends On 1” to discuss the legal implications and what could happen next. Read “Expert weighs in on alleged forged signatures on Adams’ ballot filing” and watch the full segment on Spectrum News NY1.
After a new report from Gothamist and WNYC found Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign submitted forged signatures, Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, told Gothamist it is “very rare” for repeated instances of fraud to appear on petitions for an incumbent seeking re-election to an office as prominent as mayor of New York City. Campaign experts said it’s common for some invalid signatures to be collected by candidates seeking to get on the ballot. Many campaigns perform their own spot checks to verify the validity of signatures, said veteran election…