Fordham Law Professor Aaron Saiger was quoted in a National Law Journal article discussing the likelihood of term limits being introduced to the Supreme Court. This comes in the wake of President Joe Biden’s July 29 announcement that he would spend the final months of his term pushing for an enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court justices. The move also comes two and a half years after Biden’s 2021 Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States released its 294-page report that analyzed the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform. “The logistical challenge…
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Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry H. Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing “several salient issues” concerning the 2024 presidential election. Goldfeder covered Ohio’s statutory deadline for the general election ballot, the possibility for delegates initially pledged to Joe Biden voting for other candidates, and whether Vice President Kamala Harris can use funds raised for the Biden/Harris campaign. He also examined two cases before the New York Court of Appeals regarding early mail-in voting, which impacts the presidential election, and non-citizen voting in New York City,…
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are completing summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world this summer. Through their experiences, they are forging new connections, honing their lawyering skills, and immersing themselves in the practice of law while pursuing their passions. Chris Whittaker ’25 is spending the summer months gaining hands-on experience in public service work through a fellowship provided by the John Paul Stevens Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting public interest and social justice values in the next generation of American lawyers. As a 2024 Justice John Paul…
Professor Julie Suk, who, in addition to her JD, holds a doctorate in politics, spoke to Salon on whether it’s possible to add term limits to the Supreme Court, which has been proposed by President Joe Biden. This move comes two and a half years after Biden’s 2021 Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States released its 294-page report that analyzed the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform. Biden’s op-ed doesn’t exactly say how the U.S. could pass term limits for Supreme Court justices. Fordham University School of Law Julie Suk, who provided testimony to…
Nestor M. Davidson, the Albert A. Walsh Professor of Real Estate, Land Use, and Property Law at Fordham Law School, authored an op-ed for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law’s State Court Report, arguing that constitutional “home rule” provisions giving cities more local authority face state court resistance—thus limiting cities’ ability to pass local policies on everything from public health to gun safety. This piece is based on his recent article, “Home Rulings,” published in the Wisconsin Law Review. Read “Will Courts Continue to Favor State Control Over Home Rule?” on State Court Report.
As the Federal Trade Commission begins to investigate eight companies’ use of surveillance pricing—including Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase and McKinsey—Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout spoke with Marketplace about the burgeoning practice of charging different people different prices for the same thing based on their individual circumstances. That includes information like where you live, how much you make and where you shop. There’s lots of anecdotal evidence that this is happening, per Zephyr Teachout at Fordham Law School. Take airfare, for example. Still, “the truth is that what we don’t know about surveillance pricing could fill an ocean,” she said. “And right…
Though the spotlight will be on the 10,500 athletes during the opening and closing ceremonies of the upcoming Paris Olympics, Fordham Law graduate Aude Sainte-Rose, LL.M. ’22 is working behind the scenes to ensure the events are a success. “I’m the only legal person within the artistic team, which is huge [because] there are a lot of rules and technicalities inside and outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC),” said Sainte-Rose, who is serving as project manager for legal and artistic coordination of the Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies. In this position, she is working closely with choreographers, musicians,…
More than 100 rising second- and third-year Fordham Law students are completing summer associate programs, judicial internships, and fellowships throughout the country and around the world this summer. Through their experiences, they are forging new connections, honing their lawyering skills, and immersing themselves in the practice of law while pursuing their passions. Through the 2024 New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Program, Feyisara (Feyi) Idera ’26 is spending the summer working for TIAA, a private provider of financial retirement services in the academic, research, medical, cultural, and governmental fields. “Heading into the summer, I was looking forward to creating…
Following President Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, Fordham Law Dean Emeritus John D. Feerick ’61—whose 1963 Fordham Law Review article helped guide the framing of the 25th Amendment—spoke with WBEN-AM (930) in Buffalo, New York, commenting on the possible use of the 25th Amendment for the president. John Feerick of Fordham Law School says before any conversation enters the mix, there needs to be an assessment by the Vice President [Kamala Harris] and the president’s cabinet to determine whether the Biden is able to perform his constitutional duties as President. Listen to the complete segment and…
After some Republicans warned of possible legal obstacles to Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination for president, Fordham Law Adjunct Professor Jerry Goldfeder, director of Fordham Law School’s Voting Rights and Democracy Project, explained to Spectrum News NY1 that the Democratic presidential candidate change follows the law. Jerry Goldfeder, an attorney who specializes in election and campaign finance law, is state Democratic Party delegate who will vote for Harris to be the nominee next month. He said he’s confident the Chicago convention will go smoothly because every U.S. state has a law that whoever a political party nominates will get on…