Bruce Green, professor of law and director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham Law, spoke with Newsweek about the likelihood of Attorney General Merrick Garland appointing a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. This comes after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced an article of impeachment against Thomas on July 10 and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden announced on July 9 that they are seeking a criminal investigation into allegations that Thomas failed to disclose gifts, luxury travel, a loan for a luxury motor coach, and other benefits from wealthy friends. The lawmakers…
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Hundreds of Fordham Law students will participate in Early Interview Week this July, meeting and interviewing with attorneys from law firms in the hopes of landing a summer associate position next year. Thanks to the Law School’s Career Planning Center (CPC)—which offers a number of services and opportunities year-round to help students grow as budding professionals—students connected with alumni to prepare for the job market through a mock interview program. “I wanted to gain experience before doing real interviews and thought it would be a good opportunity for feedback and developing connections with Fordham alumni,” said Alexandra M. Haggerty ’26,…
Fordham Law Professor Aaron Saiger spoke with K-12 Dive about the recent U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 decision overturning the landmark 1984 decision that gave rise to the “Chevron deference,” which will likely impact how K-12 schools are regulated at the federal level. “It will now be easier and more common for federal courts to set aside regulatory decisions made by the federal Department of Education,” said Aaron Saiger, a law professor at Fordham Law School, in an email. “Over time, the Department will become more and more constrained by judicial precedent in establishing its regulatory approaches, and less able to…
Fordham Law Professor Aaron Saiger authored an op-ed for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law’s State Court Report, arguing that, while the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled a publicly funded religious charter school would violate the state constitution and the First Amendment, fights over public money for religious charters are just beginning. This piece builds on Saiger’s earlier post that explored public attitudes toward school funding, including some of the issues presented in the Oklahoma case. Read “Battle Over Religion in Public Schools Continues” on State Court Report.
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. Justin Chaljub ’25 is spending the summer working for Debevoise & Plimpton in the firm’s New York office in the Hudson Yards district. “This summer opportunity puts the theory of classroom learning into practice and has helped refine my path in best combining my interests in business, law,…
The Supreme Court’s decision on two cases challenging social media content moderation policies could expand protections for tech platforms under the First Amendment umbrella even if Congress were to dilute other protections, according to legal experts closely watching the issue. Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout was quoted in a Roll Call article, calling Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s views—which likened actions of social media companies to those made in newsrooms—“disappointing.” Kagan’s views are “disappointing, because it analogizes social media platforms to the editorial work of newspapers,” said Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout, a senior adviser at the American Economic Liberties…
Fordham Law Professor Chinmayi Sharma was a guest on the Lawfare podcast, where she discussed open-source AI—including the legal and policy ramifications of open-source AI, its future amid an uncertain regulatory environment, and predictions about where AI development and deployment may be headed. Listen to the complete July 8, 2024 episode, “Lawfare Daily: Chinny Sharma and Yonathan Arbel on the Promises and Perils of Open-Source AI.”
From Chicago to Hong Kong, Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society (DRS) traveled the world this academic year, competing in 13 domestic and international arbitration, mediation, and negotiation competitions and posting a series of wins. DRS is one of Forham’s highest ranked speciality programs, ranking 13th in the nation according to the latest U.S. News and World Report. Second-year and third-year evening students develop practical skills, including in oral advocacy, brief writing, research, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, through preparation, practice, and inter-school competitions in various processes of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). “This has been an outstanding year for DRS under the…
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case—which states that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts that fall within their “exclusive sphere of constitutional authority” and are presumptively entitled to immunity for all official acts—was announced on July 1, Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader spoke with POLITICO about how “nightmare scenarios” Justice Sonia Sotomayor outlined in her dissent are not implausible readings of the new ruling. The crux of the issue, legal scholars said, is that the decision granted total immunity for any actions a president takes using the…
Fordham Law Professor Abner Greene appeared on “Background Briefing” with Ian Masters where he breaks down the recent U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 decision overturning the landmark 1984 decision that gave rise to the “Chevron deference.” Greene previously was a law clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens who wrote the Chevron deference decision 40 years ago. Background Briefing with Ian Masters · The Other Alarming SCOTUS Decision Overshadowed by the Ruling to Give Trump a License to Kill Listen to the full segment, “The Other Alarming SCOTUS Decision Overshadowed by the Ruling to Give Trump a License to Kill,” on Background…