New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, provides his legal opinion to NBC New York on whether Adams could be removed from office against his will. If there were a widespread mutiny at City Hall, the question would become: What happens if Adams steps down? If Adams were to resign (which he has said he won’t do),…
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OpenAI is closing in on raising $6.5 billion. But in order to do so it looks like it will need to do the Delaware equivalent of selling its soul—it will have to overhaul its governance structure so that it’s no longer controlled by a nonprofit. Professor Linda Sugin, whose scholarly interests focus on issues of distributive justice in taxation and the governance of nonprofit organizations, was quoted in an Axios article discussing why Axios’ shift toward for-profit structuring matters. Zoom out: OpenAI was founded by a group of researchers who feared Silicon Valley would race to build super-powerful AI without making…
After federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Sept. 26 accusing New York City Mayor Eric Adams of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips, Adams has vowed to stay in office and looks forward to defending himself against the charges. Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, is quoted in a Bloomberg article discussing the indictment and whether Adams can be forcibly removed from office. Should Adams be forced to step down, then New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would immediately…
On Sept. 25, a federal grand jury handed up an indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, making him the first sitting mayor in the city’s history to be charged with a crime. Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader was quoted in an ABC News article that breaks down what an indictment is, what happens after an indictment, and more. Why prosecutors may take longer for an indictment However, Southerland noted that prosecutors can start with the criminal indictment process, especially if their case needs more evidence to press those charges. Cheryl Bader, an associate clinical professor of law at…
The mother of Nylah Anderson, a 10-year-old girl who died after attempting the so-called “blackout challenge” (an internet trend based around the choking game), filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, over the social media company’s role in the young girl’s death. The suit alleged that the platform algorithmically promoted videos to a minor, related to the “blackout challenge,” and that TikTok knew of the harmful content and failed to take necessary corrective action. On Aug. 27, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s decision,…
Fordham Law Professor Julie Suk joins Oxford Human Rights Hub podcast host Megan Campbell on “Women in Constitutions” to talk about the Equal Rights Amendment, the important political role of dissenting opinions in mobilizing movements, and more. Oxford Human Rights Hub · Women in Constitutions – The US Constitution with Julie Suk Listen to the complete Sept. 24, 2024 episode, “Women in Constitutions – The US Constitution with Julie Suk.”
Very few people know what it is like to be in the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but Karen J. Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, does. She joined American History Hit podcast to talk about her first-hand accounts of the detention facility as a historian. Listen to the complete Sept. 23, 2024 episode, “Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: A History From The Inside.”
Bennett Capers, associate dean for research and director of Fordham Law School’s Center on Race, Law and Justice, was quoted in a KTLA article on California’s Irvine Police Department using taxpayers money to buy a new Tesla Cybertruck that will be outfitted for police use—believed to be the first such use of the electric pickup in the United States when it make its debut later this year. Police may be excited about the cutting-edge vehicle’s addition to the fleet, but some who study police spending think the funds could be better used elsewhere. Bennett Capers, a Fordham Law School professor…
Fordham Law Dean Emeritus Matthew Diller, one of the nation’s leading voices on access-to-justice issues, presented at the Chief Judge’s Hearing on Civil Legal Services in Albany, advocating for a multi-pronged approach in achieving access to justice for all New Yorkers. “Access to justice can only be achieved by rethinking systems to forestall unnecessary disputes, by expanding the role public institutions play in helping individuals navigate complex legal systems and processes by increasing the range of professionals empowered to assist those in need with advice and support and, yes, through the robust provision of legal counsel.” Watch 12:25-25:40 for Dean…
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Pamela Bookman was quoted in a Vanity Fair article about U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar, the fourth-ranking person at the Department of Justice. Speaking with a number of her former co-clerks, I learned that Prelogar stood out in other ways: that she channeled Ginsburg’s voice so well that the justice gave her more opinion assignments; and that early in her time with Kagan, who had just joined the Supreme Court after her term as President Barack Obama’s first solicitor general, Prelogar learned she was pregnant with her first child. The baby was due in April,…