Professor Carl Minzner was quoted in The New York Times on the uptick of “student information officers” being deployed in China. These student officers are engaged by the government to monitor the ideological views of their professors. In a throwback to the Mao Zedong era, Chinese universities are deploying students as watchdogs against their teachers, part of a sweeping campaign by Mr. Xi to eliminate dissent and turn universities into party strongholds. The use of student informers has surged under Mr. Xi, China’s most powerful leader in decades, with hundreds of universities now employing the practice, according to interviews with more…
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On October 28, Fordham Law lost a beloved member of its faculty with the passing of Laurence (Larry) Abraham, head of instructional services for the Maloney Library and adjunct professor of law. His colleague and friend, Todd Melnick, the director of the library, delivered Larry’s eulogy. He shared what it was like to work with Larry — from his limitless legal mind, to his kind heart. Read on for Professor Melnick’s complete remarks. A memorial for Larry will be held at the Law School on November 14 at 5:30 pm. The Abraham family is collecting donations for a scholarship in Larry’s…
Abigail Sia, a current second-year student at Fordham Law, was interviewed by her undergraduate alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, about what it’s like being a law student at Fordham Law. What made you choose Fordham Law? What do you see as the primary pros and cons of law school? I chose Fordham primarily for its strength in the New York market and also based on an intangible feeling. I knew I wanted to stay in New York for law school and ultimately practice in New York. Fordham has a great reputation in New York and an incredibly strong alumni network;…
Professor James Cohen was asked by NBC News about the decision by prosecutors to charge a grandfather with negligent homicide for the tragic accident that resulted in the death of his granddaughter on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July. “With cases like this, you stand in front of the jury and make it very clear that ‘look, we are not saying grandpa intended to harm this child, never mind kill the child. What we are saying is what he did is so careless that no one in his position had any business lifting this child up,'” Blinka said. “Essentially…
Susan Scafidi spoke with Bloomberg’s June Grasso to discuss Peleton Interactive’s growing list of intellectual property court battles. Listen to full podcast.
In an article published in The Guardian, Professor Carl Minzner explains the new “morality” guidelines released by the Chinese government for its citizens. The “Outline for the Implementation of the Moral Construction of Citizens in the New Era” calls on Chinese citizens to be honest and polite, to be “civilised” when dining, travelling, or watching a sports competition, and “defend China’s honour” while abroad. The guidelines, focusing heavily on promoting patriotism, also called for the formulation of “national etiquette” for things such as singing the national anthem, raising the national flag, or ceremonies for when one joins the ruling Chinese communist…
Alumnus Les Corwin ’73 has been selected by the New York Law Journal to receive its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional career in law firm mergers and divestments. Celebrating a career of work on major law firm mergers, dissolutions, and other disputes that have shaped the industry, the New York Law Journal has selected Les Corwin, managing partner of Eisner, LLP’s New York office, for its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious honor recognizes outstanding legal professionals who have made a significant impact on the practice of law. A tribute written by Hildebrandt Consulting Chairman Bradford Hildebrandt appears here.…
Professor James Cohen comments in Hudson Valley 360 about recent events surrounding a contentious District Attorney’s Office election coming up on November 5 in Columbia County, New York. Keeler said Thursday he has been in communication with Jeffrey Yeh, who was indicted by a Columbia County grand jury in June on several felony charges related to alleged credit card theft. Yeh’s trial is scheduled to begin in January, after the winning candidate in the Nov. 5 election takes office. Keeler said he shared with Yeh information about an election poll conducted by Czajka’s campaign, and Yeh then posted the information…
Law360’s annual Rising Stars list recognizes “175 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.” The publication’s editorial team reviewed 1,300 submissions and selected the stars based on their career accomplishments in their respective disciplines. This year, a group of talented Fordham Law school alums occupy seven of the elite spots. The only other law schools in the nation with more “rising stars” than Fordham Law were Harvard Law, Stanford Law, and Columbia Law. The Fordham Law alums selected for the honor practice in a wide array of areas, including sports and betting law, securities litigation and arbitration, cybersecurity…
In an article published by The Century Foundation, Professor Karen Greenberg writes about how small erosions to citizenship rights can lead to much larger erosions of democracy itself. Erosion of citizenship is a slippery slope. Small erosions of constitutional and citizenship rights set the stage for major rollbacks of sacrosanct protections. Our response to the war on terror stripped away constitutional protections in the name of security. Less than two decades after 9/11, once-taboo behavior on the part of the state, and of the executive in particular, has become normal. Historically, America prosecuted rebellious or even treasonous subjects in American…