On Nov. 2, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) hosted a View from Chambers focusing on federal bankruptcy court. The View from Chambers series is part of the CJEC’s Judicial Engagement through Education Initiative, shining a spotlight on a diverse slate of judges from a range of courts on the federal and state levels. Returning to an in-person format for the first time since February 2020, the CJEC crafted this event as a panel, moderated by CJEC Assistant Dean Suzanne M. Endrizzi ’96, featuring three distinguished bankruptcy judges from nearby districts. The participating judges included Chief Judge Martin…
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Professor Benjamin Zipursky, James H. Quinn ’49 Chair in Legal Ethics, will receive this year’s William L. Prosser Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Torts & Compensation Systems. The award recognizes the significant contributions of law teachers in scholarship, teaching, and service in the torts and compensation systems of law. “William Prosser dominated the field of American tort law for much of the twentieth century and was pivotal in the development of products liability law and privacy law,” said Zipursky. “To win an award in his name—and an award previously given to giants like Hon.…
This semester, Fordham Law launched the Global Anti-Racism Clinic—one of the first of its kind in the country. A joint initiative of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and the Center on Race, Law and Justice, the Clinic engages students in projects that aim to challenge and redress racism, global discrimination, and inequality at national, regional, and international levels. Students will work with international and regional experts on cases and projects that make efforts to combat systemic racism in a range of contexts. The Clinic is led by Professor Paolo Galizzi; Professor Gay McDougall, a member of the…
On Oct. 26, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) welcomed Judge Zahid N. Quraishi of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey as its speaker for the Fourth Annual First to the Bench Program. Judge Quraishi is the first Muslim-American to serve as an Article III judge in the United States, and was the first Asian-American to serve on the federal court in New Jersey upon his appointment as a U.S. magistrate judge for the District of New Jersey in the Trenton Vicinage in 2019. Over the 230-year history of the U.S. judicial system, more…
Fordham Law School is thrilled to announce that the John and Diane Simpson Foundation has pledged $250,000 over the next five years to support the Law School’s Neuroscience and Law Center. John McManus, FCRH ’84, LAW ’87, president of the foundation, has recognized how strongly the surge in neuroscientific research over the decades has impacted the legal system. Given the Center’s accomplishments over the past seven years, he is particularly enthusiastic about fostering the Center’s future programs, conferences, and symposia. “John Simpson enjoyed attending conferences on neuroscience worldwide and believed that success comes by bringing people together,” said McManus. In…
Fordham Law received an A+ rating as a “Top School for Racial Justice” in preLaw magazine’s fall 2022 issue. “Though ratings are inevitably a flawed way to measure value, I am proud that we are getting attention for this important work,” said Dean Matthew Diller. “We are very focused on ensuring our students leave with an understanding of the role that race plays in our legal system and in our society through coursework, student advocacy groups, conferences, symposia, and our academic centers.” Professor Elizabeth Cooper spoke with preLaw magazine about how Fordham Law views racial and social justice issues through…
This fall, Fordham Law’s queer student affinity group OUTLaws established a new task force, Advocates for Trans* Law Students (ATLS). ATLS looks to provide support for transgender and non-binary students at Fordham Law School as well as bring awareness to nationwide trans issues. We spoke with ATLS Co-Founders Grey Berkowitz ’25, Grey Cohen ’24, and August Naston ’25 about the group’s goals, the significance of its existence, and how our community will celebrate Transgender Awareness Week next week. Why was ATLS created and what is its importance in the law school context? GC: ATLS was founded because we saw that…
The launch of Fordham Law School’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law—taking place November 9—was featured in a Law360 article. Fordham University School of Law is set to officially launch Wednesday a first-of-a-kind center in the U.S. focused on addressing legal issues faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including anti-Asian violence and barriers to employment and immigration. The launch of the school’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law comes as more than 10,000 incidents of violence and hostility against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been reported since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. But…
Professor Deborah Denno was quoted in a WFIN News article that discussed the tradition of last meals. The last meal for condemned prison inmates has become a thing of lore over the years as details about their gruesome crimes and culinary preferences in their final hours have garnered widespread media attention. … Deborah Denno, a professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York City, said the death penalty and last meal intertwine religion and retribution. “I don’t think it’s a stretch to compare the last meal to the Last Supper or it having some kind of religious element…
U.S. Circuit Court Judge Denny Chin ’78, Lawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence, and Thomas Lee, Leitner Family Professor of International Law, spoke with National Law Journal about the importance of the creation of the Center on Asian Americans and the Law at Fordham Law. Co-directed by Judge Chin and Professor Lee, the Center launches on November 9. Fordham University School of Law will officially launch the Center on Asian Americans and the Law next week, and for the center’s co-directors, Judge Denny Chin and Thomas Lee, it holds deep personal meaning. … Fordham’s Center on Asian Americans and…