Professor Cheryl Bader commented on Trump lawyers using the right to a speedy trial as a defense tactic. Under federal law, criminal cases must proceed to trial within 70 days unless judges believe there’s a reason to push out that schedule. But the right to a speedy trial is meant to protect the defendant, said Cheryl Bader, a former federal prosecutor and professor at Fordham University School of Law. So if Trump’s lawyers ask for more time to review evidence or navigate Trump’s schedule around his presidential campaign and other legal entanglements, the judge will give that weight, she said.…
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Professor Susan Scafidi talked to the New York Post about Gen Z shoppers who are opting for knockoff versions of name-brand products. “The new part of what’s going on here is influencers and others arguing that this is socially acceptable,” Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder and Academic Director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law School, told The Post. “It’s no longer just about buying a fake and hiding the fact to pretend it’s the real thing. It’s about bragging about having gotten a dupe, particularly a high-quality dupe.” Read “Gen Z quits brands for cheaper #dupe knockoffs — from…
Professor Cheryl Bader is quoted in CBS News on former President Trump’s federal documents case. “Trump’s best defense here is to delay until he thinks he could get into office and therefore be in charge of the Justice Department again,” said Cheryl Bader, associate professor of Law at Fordham University. Read “Trump indictment timeline: What’s next for the federal documents case?” on CBS News.
Professor Bruce Green explains why ethics complaints against Trump lawyers like Rudy Giuliani and others who filed numerous suits trying to overturn the 2020 election will be difficult to prove. When lawyers are sanctioned, it’s usually for egregious conduct like stealing a client’s money or committing other crimes, said Bruce Green, a professor at Fordham Law School. Sanctioning a lawyer for what they put in a lawsuit is trickier. “The line between a weak claim or a losing claim on the one hand and a frivolous one on the other is sometimes not so clear,” Green said. “You have to…
Professor Rebecca Kysar is quoted in a BNN Bloomberg article covering the Biden administration’s proposal to extend a freeze on digital services taxes. Rebecca Kysar, a former Treasury official who played a role negotiating the 2021 agreement, said it was “entirely reasonable” for the US to ask for an extension. She added that other countries “should oblige” given that the final text of an important portion of the agreement, originally contemplated for signing last year, won’t be ready until July. “Since it was delayed for a year, the standstill agreement should also be delayed,” said Kysar, now a professor at…
Professor Julie Suk is featured as a legal scholar in the matter of whether laws restricting abortion are “takings of “private property” that require the government to pay “just compensation” under the Fifth Amendment.” In a recent law review article on abortion rights (pp. 504-508) and in her important new book After Misogyny, Fordham law professor Julie Suk argues that the answer is “yes.” Her argument is a fascinating example of a famous left-liberal law professor arguing for a major expansion of Takings Clause protection for property rights. Read “Are Abortion Bans Takings?” on Reason.
New York Law Journal covered Dean Matthew Diller’s announcement about his decision to make the 2023-2024 academic year his last as dean before returning to serve Fordham Law’s mission as a faculty member. Diller has served as a dean for nearly 14 years in total. Before becoming dean at Fordham, he served as dean of Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law from Aug. 1, 2009, to June 30, 2015, according to Rosenblatt’s Deans Database (RDD). His scholarship focuses on social welfare law and policy, and he has lectured and written extensively on the legal dimensions of social welfare…
On June 7, Washington Monthly announced the 2023 winners of the Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing. Professor Zephyr Teachout was named co-winner in the larger publication category for her review of four books that explore themes of employees’ rights, surveillance of workers, artificial intelligence, and COVID published in The New York Review of Books. A panel of six judges, including esteemed journalists, editors, authors, and publishers, chose Professor Teachout’s review as a winner among 100 other submissions and five other finalists. Submissions are evaluated based on “clear and artful exposition, original and persuasive theses, and ability to…
Professor Rebecca Kysar co-wrote an opinion piece with NYU Law Professor David Kamin about the reversal by Republicans on the global minimum tax, a deal they once supported in order to keep multinational corporations operating in the U.S. Read “Implement the global minimum tax and don’t undermine it” in the Washington Post.
Professor James Brudney provides his expert opinion on how recent Supreme Court rulings will impact union protections for workers. Read “Experts Debate How Much US Supreme Court Ruling Chills Labor Strikes” in U.S. News.