Fordham Law Professor Bruce Green, director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, was quoted in an ABC News article, commenting on the Trump administration’s reassignment of some career Department of Justice officials to a newly-formed task force to prosecute immigration violations. But Trump’s taken a far more expansive view of executive authority, and could try to wield his influence directly over the DOJ and FBI. Already his administration’s removed some career DOJ officials, sparking concern within the department’s National Security Division, ABC News previously reported. Others were reassigned to a newly-formed task force to prosecute immigration violations in…
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Fordham Law Professor Gemma Solimene joined Spectrum News NY1’s “News All Day” to discuss the impact of President Donald Trump’s actions in the five boroughs. Read “Law professor discusses immigration raids in the city” and watch the full segment on Spectrum News NY1.
Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, wrote a piece for TomDispatch about the true cost of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility on the island of Cuba. On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility on the island of Cuba. After nearly 17 years of pretrial litigation, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the “mastermind” of the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, seemed poised to achieve its ever-elusive goal of bringing his case to…
Fordham Law Professor Thomas H. Lee’s 2017 article, “Natural Born Citizen,” was referenced in this Indian Express article, in regards to what the Constitution framers likely meant by the concept of “natural born citizens” in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. Origin of birthright citizenship in the US In 1776, when the US gained independence, citizenship was largely governed by the laws of individual states. However, there was a common understanding that citizenship could be extended to all born within US territory. The original US Constitution (ratified in 1788) recognised the concept of “natural born citizens” in Article 2. Although…
Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff was quoted in a FactCheck.org article, written by Robert Farley and Lori Robertson, about President Donald Trump making misleading or false claims while explaining the reason for his decision to grant clemency to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. According to the Justice Department, people convicted of murder in 2018 were sentenced to an average of about 50 years in state prisons. In terms of time served, on average, people convicted of murder had spent about 18 years in prison before they were released in 2018, also according to Department…
Fordham Law Professor Deborah Denno, death penalty expert and founding director of Fordham Law’s Neuroscience and Law Center, previously told FOX News that the firing squad is accepted as the most efficient and humane means of execution. Read “Idaho beefs up firing squad as Bryan Kohbeger trial nears” on FOX News. This article was picked up by MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! News, and Denno was also quoted in articles in the Idaho Statesman and WhatsNew2Day.
In a co-authored op-ed for the New York Law Journal, Fordham Law Professor Bruce Green, director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, comments on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyers trying to play on President Donald Trump’s skepticism about prosecutors’ impartiality. “Witch hunt” has become the cri de coeur when political figures are prosecuted, but that accusation falls short when, as here, the prosecutor and the accused are both registered Democrats. It has become routine for politicians to publicly question prosecutors’ impartiality. The latest to come under fire is Damian Williams, the outgoing U.S. attorney in…
Fordham Law Professor Jennifer Gordon joined ABC7 Eyewitness News Mornings @ 10 to discuss President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the United States. Read “Mayor Adams attempts to calm fears of deportations, ICE making arrests in NYC churches, schools” and watch the segment on ABC7 Eyewitness News. Watch the segment, “How Trump could overturn birthright citizenship: Law professor explains”, on ABC7 Eyewitness News.
Fordham Law Professor Jennifer Gordon was quoted in a Business Insider article about Amazon resuming issuing green cards to foreign workers. Jennifer Gordon, a labor and immigration law professor at Fordham University, told BI that companies may be trying to anticipate Trump’s unpredictable behavior in advance. Given Trump’s past hard-line stance against immigration, Gordon said it’s possible the new administration could issue a policy pausing skilled labor immigration applications in the future. “If I was a tech company, I wouldn’t be fully confident that he will follow through,” Gordon said. Read “Amazon resumes new US green-card applications for foreign workers,…
With the upcoming series, ‘The Fall of Diddy’, being the latest one to examine the life and tribulations of “Diddy,” three lawyers—including Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute—spoke with Women’s Wear Daily about how the publicity could affect his trial. Given all the Combs-related content, one might wonder if he can get a fair trial. Susan Scafidi, founder of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University, noted how engrained celebrities are in our lives. “We listen to their music, watch them win awards, gossip about their romantic entanglements, and wear their clothes. We’re also eager to…