Professor Karen Greenberg wrote an op-ed published in the Los Angeles Times about how over-redaction and over-classification can negatively impact our democracy. In the 448 pages of the Mueller report, there are nearly 1,000 redactions, some adding up to only a few words (or possibly names), others blacking out whole pages. The House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) insists we’ve entered a constitutional crisis largely because Atty. Gen. William Barr won’t let Congress see the entire report. Yet on the whole, criticism of the incomplete nature of the report has proved less than might have been anticipated, perhaps because…
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Associate Professor Mark Conrad was quoted in a Law360 article about the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to affirm regulations limiting testosterone levels for female athletes. A CAS tribunal on May 1 rejected South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya’s appeal fighting the International Association of Athletics Federations’ rules, which require female athletes who compete in certain events and have testosterone levels in the male range to reduce those levels through medication. The rules apply to female athletes born with chromosomes typical of males. … The decision has sparked a heated human rights and ethics debate over the propriety…
Professor Jerry Goldfeder was recognized in City & State New York’s inaugural list of the state’s 50 most influential lawyers. Jerry Goldfeder, an election, voting and campaign finance attorney – and a mainstay of New York’s political class – has been in the profession for more than 35 years. He has represented names as big as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as members of the New York state Legislature and the New York City Council. Now a special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Goldfeder once served as special counsel for public integrity to then-state Attorney General…
Professor Jerry Goldfeder cowrote a column published in the New York Law Journal about two significant New York State election reforms that have yet to be passed. In our previous column we noted that Albany has taken some exciting steps at reforming New York’s election laws, but its work is not done. Two critical reforms remain to be passed: Automatic Voter Registration (AVR), and rights restoration for all citizens living in the community with convictions in their past. For the first time in many years, there appears to be sufficient political will to make New York a leader on election…
Professor Susan Scafidi, founder and academic director of Fordham Law’s Fashion Law Institute was quoted in a Law360 article about the trial of Anna Sorokin, the con woman who posed as German heiress Anna Delvey. From Rikers Island, Sorokin continued to cultivate a glamorous image, enlisting the services of professional stylist Anastasia Walker, and wearing designer brands including Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent and Victoria Beckham during her three-week trial. Her clothes prompted breathless fashion coverage in the media and an Instagram account devoted to “Anna Delvey court looks.” That’s because her sartorial decisions were inherently linked to the case…
Professor Jed Shugerman was featured in a Slate article written by Dahlia Lithwick that discusses whether or not recent clashes between Congressional Democrats and President Trump over the Meuller report should be considered a constitutional crisis. “This current episode is not a constitutional crisis because the Constitution is still functioning as designed, in terms of separation of powers. The key question to me is whether either party bypasses the courts or defies the courts. The House subpoenas documents, the executive branch makes legal arguments against those subpoenas, and the courts will hear this dispute. These are checks and balances by design. A…
Professor Jed Shugerman wrote an article published in The Atlantic about two bills that could impact the legal fight over President Donald Trump’s tax returns and his pardon power. On Wednesday, the New York State Senate approved two important bills that could shape the legal fight over President Donald Trump’s tax returns and his pardon power, if they become law. But one of those bills—the one allowing New York State to give tax returns upon a request from Congress—also includes a word that could undermine the U.S. House of Representatives’ efforts to get Trump’s state taxes. That specific word is specific.…
Fordham Law alumna Maha Bin Hendi LL.M. ’13 was profiled by Gulf News UAE on the launch and quick success of her firm and their mission to increase efficiency throughout the legal process. Barely one year after she launched the Maha Bin Hendi Law Firm, the business entity has already topped the Nafes Top 100 Law initiative issued by Dubai Courts for the first quarter of 2019. Based on a performance indicator that measures the time it takes a firm to obtain a final decision, the Nafes initiative aims to encourage counsel to speed up the legal process through various…
Fordham Law student, William Pickering Jones ’20 lost his battle to addiction in December 2018 at the age of 27. His impact on Fordham Law will continue with The Drug Policy Reform Group, which he and fellow classmate, Lura Chamberlain, founded before his death. While at Fordham, William, along with the same classmate who wrote the letter, Lura Chamberlain, founded the Drug Policy Reform Group. Its stated purpose is to foster intellectual discussion, build community relationships, and support meaningful policy reform around legal and sociopolitical issues relating to the supply and demand of illegal, addictive, and/or consciousness-altering substances: treatment options for substance…
Professor Nestor Davidson joined host Craig Williams and fellow commentator, Professor Richard Scragger, on Lawyer 2 Lawyer to discuss the ruling and controversy over the removal of Confederate statues and what is next in this legal fight. “There are important statutory issues. I think the equal protection question is an important one, and whether this ends at the Virginia Supreme Court or ultimately goes up to the U.S. Supreme Court will largely turn on whether this case is decided as a matter of Virginia law both under the statute and questions of legislative immunity which we typically decided as a…