Professor Mark Patterson was quoted in a CNN Business article about the larger implications of the two-year long legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm, the company that produces crucial chips for the iPhone. Qualcomm could be on the hook for as much as $27 billion in damages for charging Apple and its suppliers too much for licensing its patents that allow smartphones to place calls and connect to the internet. Meanwhile, Qualcomm is seeking over $7 billion in unpaid royalties, in addition to other damages totaling billions of dollars. … “The implications here are not just for Apple and Qualcomm, but…
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Adjunct Professor Joel Cohen wrote an article featured in New York Law Journal on unique approaches to sentencing to promote “general deterrence”. Shuler’s attorney, Terrence Connors, asked for a probation sentence requiring Shuler to appear before students and tell them what he did: “He just may be the person who stops some business student or one law student from taking a path that should not be travelled,” counsel told the court. And Judge Caproni not only agreed, it had been precisely what she planned to do (complimenting Connors for having done his homework by looking at other sentences Judge Caproni…
Fordham Law School was the first to be profiled in an article in the spring 2019 issue of PreLaw Magazine. It identifies 10 law schools that are at the forefront of the access to justice movement through their work to provide legal help to those who cannot afford it. We start with Fordham Law School in New York City because it is home to the National Center for Access to Justice. Fordham’s own Access to Justice Initiative includes a teaching component that offers students classes in poverty law, consumer protection law, disability law and more. Fordham Law has 15 clinics…
Fordham University School of Law’s Immigration Advocacy Project (IAP), a student group that advocates for the end of family detention, is featured in an American Bar Association article. The piece highlights their Spring Break service trip to Dilley, Texas to provide legal assistance to women and children refugees in family detention. Going to Dilley was such a challenging and incredible experience. It was an honor to meet with and hear the stories of the amazing, strong women who made the treacherous journey to the United States. I am also so thankful to have worked with such an amazing group of…
Adjunct Professor, Matthew Gold, was quoted in an article published by the New York Times about the contentious tariff battle taking place between the U.S. and the European Union and the latest U.S. retaliation for European subsidies to the aerospace corporation, Airbus. The United States and the European Union are preparing to impose tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products, the latest escalation in a 14-year fight over government aid given to Boeing and European rival Airbus. … Last May, the W.T.O. found that Airbus had received illegal funding for several of its aircraft models. The United States requested the authority…
Fordham law alum, Kristen Prata Browde ’00, was interviewed by Vault about her non-traditional path to a career in law, what it was like to start her own practice, her foray into politics, and being an advocate for the LGBT community. And I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun in school. Not only was studying law fascinating, I could approach it with no pressure at all: I’d never planned to be a lawyer—I only wanted to be a better reporter. After all, I’d been CNN’s first Supreme Court correspondent, not really knowing much about the law, and I covered crime and…
Visiting scholar, Lu Jun was quoted in article from Packt that looks into the issue of ageism in the work culture of China’s tech industry. Ageism within tech firms is at its peak in China and is taking a toll over its employees, as they are forced to move out of the industry. Banjo states that the “30+ middle-age crisis”, is rife in China. For instance, close to three-quarters of tech workers in China are below thirty in age and the employers further promote this concept. … Moreover, although China has national laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender, religion, and disability,…
Professor Ian Weinstein was quoted in a USA Today article about the recent arrest of Julian Assange and the likelihood that he will be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges. For now, though, the charges against Assange focus on the 2010 disclosures WikiLeaks made with the help of Manning, a transgender ex-soldier now known as Chelsea. Prosecutors said it was one of the most extensive leaks of classified secrets in U.S. history. It’s not clear how quickly Assange may be extradited to the U.S. He will be entitled to a hearing in London, in a highly charged proceeding with…
Professor James Cohen was quoted in a USA Today article about his take on the additional indictment of money laundering brought against 16 of the parents involved with the college admission cheating scam who are already facing charges of mail-fraud. Prosecutors said the second superseding indictment also charges the defendants with conspiring to launder bribes and other payments in connection with the fraud, by funneling them through Singer’s purported charity and his for-profit corporation, as well as by transferring money into the United States, from outside the country, for the purpose of promoting the fraud scheme. … A superseding indictment…
Using a manual designed in the Fall semester for proposing Gender Justice in Japan, the International Human Rights Clinic, directed by Chi Adanna Mgbako, partnered with the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) to adapt the training manual to the Kenya context and highlight issues at the intersection of gender studies and human rights. In November, the Leitner Clinic traveled to Nairobi to conduct the multi-day gender justice and human rights interactive workshop for a gathering of diverse young Kenyan activists and university students. Several workshop participants have indicated their intention to replicate parts of the workshop within their schools, organizations, and communities. In the spring, the…