On January 12, a Fordham Law Tax Litigation Clinic case was mentioned twice during oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of whether the 30-day period for seeking judicial review of a tax collection determination made by the Internal Revenue Service is subject to equitable tolling. Under the current interpretation of 26 U.S.C. § 6330, a taxpayer only has 30-days to file a petition for review of an unfavorable IRS collection determination in Tax Court. Since that 30-day window is treated as a jurisdictional requirement calculated from the date of mailing, the taxpayer can miss their filing…
Author: Sejla Rizvic
Fordham Law School’s annual “Bridge the Gap” program took place virtually on the weekend of January 14, providing an opportunity for both newly admitted and experienced lawyers to “bridge the gap” between law school and professional practice, while satisfying a full year’s worth of continuing legal education (CLE) credits in just one weekend. The three-day long event covered 20 topics and practice areas, including bankruptcy law, mentoring in the legal space, and disability and elder law, as well as current hot-button issues such as election law, challenges facing the U.S. immigration courts, and the legal aspects of the blockchain and artificial…
Diversity and inclusion were the focus of several spring orientation events held Jan. 18 and 19 that kicked off the new semester for first-year law students. Through interactive and practice-specific panel discussions and presentations, students were able to learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in law firm settings and in-house legal departments, as well as explore careers in social justice and public interest that engage with some of these topics. This year’s keynote address was delivered by attorney M. Quentin Williams, founder and chief executive officer of Dedication to Community. In his introductory remarks for Williams, Dean Matthew…
On Nov. 30, Rutgers University Law School Professor Sahar Aziz gave a virtual talk on her recently published book, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom, which demonstrates how race and religion intersect to create what she calls the “Racial Muslim.” The program was moderated by Tanya Katerí Hernández, Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham and presented by Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law and Justice. In conversation with Aziz at the event was John Tehranian, Paul W. Wildman Chair and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and author of the 2008 book titled Whitewashed: America’s…
On Nov. 30, The Leitner Human Rights Speaker series, hosted by the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, invited Professor of Law at Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law and senior scientist at the Kinsey Institute, I. India Thusi ’07, for its final event of the Fall 2021 semester. Thusi discussed her forthcoming book, Policing Bodies: Law, Sex Work, and Desire in Johannesburg, which looks at racial and sexual hierarchies as they relate to policing, race, and gender in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she spent time conducting on-the-ground research and interviewing dozens of sex workers and police officers.…
Every year, the world’s leading regulators share their insights into the critical problems confronting the global financial markets with both the Fordham Law community and business community at the annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law. This year for the 21st anniversary, Allison Herren Lee, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), served as the lecture series’ guest speaker on November 10. The lecture series was established by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in tribute to their partner Al Sommer, who dedicated years of service to the legal profession. Sommer was an expert in…
Two teams from Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society competed at this year’s virtual American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions held on November 13 and 14. Several Fordham Law students emerged with stellar successes and will be advancing to nationals for their respective practical skills competitions. Fordham Law Clinches ABA Arbitration Regional Competition The Arbitration Competition—hosted by New York Law School this year—promotes greater knowledge in arbitration by simulating a realistic arbitration hearing. Participants prepared and presented an arbitration case, including opening statements, witness examinations, exhibit introductions, evidentiary presentations, and summations. Bianca Bernardi ‘23, Phoebe Huth ‘23, Alyssa Plascoff ‘23, Alessandro Schooley…
Elliot Jackson LL.M. ’22 first became interested in fashion law during his first summer of law school in 2018. While waiting in line to go inside a Las Vegas nightclub with a group of friends, Jackson was turned away because of the shoes he was wearing. He was told that the Nike Air Jordans he had paired with his formal jacket and shirt were not permitted in the nightclub. “That kind of piqued my interest and prompted my research on the intersection of fashion and social justice,” says Jackson. “It’s not just, ‘oh, you’re wearing basketball shoes or you’re wearing…
On October 27, the Workers’ Rights Advocates (WRA) and Stein Public Interest Scholars at Fordham Law presented an in-person discussion with Steven Greenhouse, a former labor reporter for The New York Times and award-winning author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. The conversation was moderated by Professors James Brudney and Jennifer Gordon and the event was well-attended by Fordham Law students interested in labor and employment issues. Greenhouse was already acquainted with both Gordon and Brudney through their own involvement in labor issues—Gordon for her work with immigrant workers and the founding of…
Fordham Law’s Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Team has racked up big wins in recent weeks. The biggest Fordham Law win came during the Verdict National Trial Competition, hosted by UCLA Law School on October 18, when students Dean Corrado ’22, Chehak Gogia ’22, Julia Tedesco ’23, and Dominic Conoshenti ’22 swept the competition after five undefeated trials. The plaintiff team of Chehak Gogia and Julia Tedesco also defeated Loyola Law School in the final round. Unlike other competitions, the Verdict event was decided using a jury of lay people rather than lawyers, who gave scores based on how convincing they…