To address the considerable confusion about the legal regulation of children—including uncertainty and conflict about whose interests take precedence: parents, children, or the state—Professor Clare Huntington, Joseph M. McLaughlin Professor of Law, and Elizabeth Scott, Harold R. Medina Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Curriculum at Columbia Law School, wrote “Conceptualizing Legal Childhood in the Twenty-First Century.” In the article, they argue that there is an emerging and unifying structure and logic to the regulation of children—what they call the “child wellbeing framework.” We spoke with Professor Huntington about the article and her work for the American Law Institute’s…
Author: Erin DeGregorio
Critical race theory (CRT)—coined by legal scholars Kimberlé Crenshaw, Neil Gotanda, and Stephanie Phillips—is a framework of legal analysis that examines the intersection of race and the law. It does so in order to reveal and challenge practices of subordination facilitated and permitted by legal discourse and institutions. Though the approach emerged in the 1980s in the legal academy, it has since spread to other academic fields. On March 25, Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law and Justice hosted a discussion titled “Who’s Afraid of Race Theory?” with a panel of scholars explaining what CRT is, the controversy surrounding it,…
Rep. Jamie Raskin—who represents the 8th District of Maryland and was the lead House impeachment manager in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial—spoke with Fordham Law students and faculty at a webinar, “Conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin on Litigating Impeachment.” “The intelligence, perseverance, empathy, and sensitivity of Jamie Raskin was on display for the entire world to see,” Professor Jerry Goldfeder said in his opening remarks before Raskin answered questions from the audience. “And I’m not embarrassed to say that I hung on his every word. The characteristics that he has are a rare combination in a person, let…
When the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) launched in 2019, Faculty Director Daniel Capra and Assistant Dean Suzanne Endrizzi knew that they wanted to create a vehicle for student leadership recognizing how critical peer engagement is to promoting and fostering a clerkships-oriented culture at the Law School. At the start of its second year, the CJEC launched its inaugural Peer Clerkship Council (PCC) comprised of six members of the J.D. Class of 2021—Zach Huffman, Alex Jacinto, Kendra Kumor, Corey Matthews, Caroline Schulte, and Saniya Suri—who worked extensively with the CJEC to secure their clerkships. The inaugural Council was…
The Fordham Law Moore Advocates have achieved huge milestones in the spring semester thus far. For the first time in Fordham Law School history, the Moores advanced teams to both the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) Nationals and American Association for Justice (AAJ) Nationals in the same year. “It’s always very exciting when the students bring home trophies rewarding them for their hard work and extraordinary accomplishments. But it’s even more gratifying to see how, year after year, so many students find themselves as lawyers by doing simulated trials,” said James L. Kainen, professor of law and Brendan Moore Chair…
Marianne Maloney Dowling was one of six women to graduate from Fordham Law School in 1965. Though she passed away on Jan. 30 at the age of 79, her indomitable spirit lives on. Dowling was born to Elmer and Mary Maloney of Scarsdale, Westchester, on Dec. 13, 1941—seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the third of four children, she was fiercely independent. She often shared fond memories about attending summer camp in Maine, where she learned wilderness skills and became a junior Maine guide. Dowling’s father, Elmer, was an entrepreneur who owned multiple businesses and multi-family residential…
This spring semester, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) hosted four distinguished members of the state and federal judiciary through its View from Chambers series. Last year, the CJEC piloted the View from Chambers initiative as part of its judicial engagement through education initiative. Given the positive response by the Fordham community, the CJEC expanded the initiative to spotlight a diverse slate of judges and range of courts on the federal and state levels. This year’s visiting jurists included: Judge Gary Katzmann of the U.S. Court of International Trade; Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis ’00 of the U.S. District…
This semester, Fordham Law launched the new Rule of Law Clinic, overseen by Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick ’61 and Visiting Clinical Professor John Rogan’ 14. The clinic’s 10 students conduct research and participate in a weekly seminar class. They are focused on the legal and political issues related to Northern Ireland’s future, post Brexit. This clinic will further Fordham’s long-standing relationship with Ireland, which includes the Law School’s Belfast/Dublin Summer Program. “Partly influenced by my Irish immigrant parents who hailed from County Mayo, I had taken Fordham Law to Ireland in the 1990s and…
Fordham Law School has named Professors Joseph Landau and Clare Huntington to senior leadership positions. Professor Landau, an expert in the fields of civil and constitutional procedure, will succeed Linda Sugin as associate dean for academic affairs. Dean Sugin has served in the role for the past four years and will be transitioning back to the faculty full time. “In addition to chairing Fordham’s strategic planning process, Professor Landau is a beloved house leader and is deeply involved in helping students find their first jobs after graduating,” said Dean Matthew Diller. “I welcome him to this critical role, and I…
On February 26, the Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) welcomed Judge Christine Arguello, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, for a fireside chat as part of its First to the Bench event. Last year, the CJEC in partnership with Fordham’s First Generation Law Students (F1GS) developed the First to the Bench event. Given the incredible response to last year’s inaugural initiative by the Fordham community, it was clear to the CJEC and F1GS that a First to the Bench speaker should become an annual capstone event in their community-building partnership. This year’s event format was designed as…