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Incarceration and Mental Health: How A Different Approach to Mental Health May Be Key to Closing Rikers

Incarceration and Mental Health: How A Different Approach to Mental Health May Be Key to Closing Rikers

New York City has committed to closing the infamous Rikers Island jail by 2027, but to do so the City will need to cut the jail’s population nearly in half. …

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Jennifer Gordon Explains New Labor Department Proposal

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Jennifer Gordon Explains New Labor Department Proposal

Fordham Law Professor Jennifer Gordon, employment and labor law expert, is quoted in a Bloomberg Law article describing a newly proposed rule from the US Department of Labor. “What that …

Latine Heritage Month 2023: Alumni Spotlight

Latine Heritage Month 2023: Alumni Spotlight

As Fordham Law School celebrates Latine Heritage Month, we recognize four outstanding Fordham Law alumni who continue to lead and pave the way for the next generation of legal professionals. …

USA Today: Prof. Cheryl Bader Discusses Hunter Biden Indictment

USA Today: Prof. Cheryl Bader Discusses Hunter Biden Indictment

Fordham Law Professor Cheryl Bader discusses the indictment of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, and explains what may have happened with his plea deal. Prosecutors have wide …

NewsNation: Prof. Deborah Denno Explains History and Efficacy of Firing Squad Executions

NewsNation: Prof. Deborah Denno Explains History and Efficacy of Firing Squad Executions

Fordham Law Professor Deborah Denno, criminal law and death penalty expert, told NewsNation that executions by firing squad are not as grisly as people might think. “Heart deaths, according to an …

Law360: Prof. James Brudney Discusses How Loss Of General Council Could Impact UAW Negotiations

Law360: Prof. James Brudney Discusses How Loss Of General Council Could Impact UAW Negotiations

Professor James Brudney, Joseph Crowley Chair in Labor and Employment Law, spoke with Law360 on how the abrupt dismissal of UAW general counsel Abigail Carter at the end of June …

Marketplace: Prof. Janet Freilich Discusses AI Making Patents Easier to Enforce

Marketplace: Prof. Janet Freilich Discusses AI Making Patents Easier to Enforce

Fordham Law Professor Janet Freilich talked to Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal about how a rise in patent salience could change how we all do business. “There are so many patents …

On Public Service Day, First-Year Students Live Out Fordham Law’s Ideals 

On Public Service Day, First-Year Students Live Out Fordham Law’s Ideals 

From cleaning up Central Park, advocating for gender-affirming care, and studying neighborhoods in Chinatown, around 200 Fordham Law students spread across New York City for the school’s annual Public Service …

Judicial Center Names 2023-2024 Peer Clerkship Council

Judicial Center Names 2023-2024 Peer Clerkship Council

The Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) has named its 2023–2024 Peer Clerkship Council (PCC), a leadership cohort of six members of the J.D. Class of 2024 who worked …

New York Law Journal: Prof. Jerry Goldfeder Writes Column Addressing How 2024 Presidential Election Will Be Unlike Any Other

New York Law Journal: Prof. Jerry Goldfeder Writes Column Addressing How 2024 Presidential Election Will Be Unlike Any Other

In his Election and Political Law column, Fordham Law Professor Jerry Goldfeder addresses the ways in which the 2024 presidential election is already shaping up to be unlike any other …

Newsweek: Prof. Deborah Denno on How Nitrogen Gas Executions Could Go Horribly Wrong

Newsweek: Prof. Deborah Denno on How Nitrogen Gas Executions Could Go Horribly Wrong

Professor Deborah Denno gave her thoughts on Alabama’s controversial proposal to become the first state to execute an inmate by making him breathe pure nitrogen. Alabama’s report is the first …

The New York Times: Prof. Bruce Green Comments on Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial

The New York Times: Prof. Bruce Green Comments on Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial

Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina lawyer convicted of murder, are seeking a new trial claiming that the clerk of the court had inappropriate conversations with jurors and committed …

Meet Five Members of Fordham Law’s Newest J.D. Class

Meet Five Members of Fordham Law’s Newest J.D. Class

As students descended on campus for the first day of classes on Aug. 23, the Fordham Law community was joined by its incoming class of 436 first-year J.D. students. This …

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Catherine Powell Talks Threats Posed by AI-Powered Deepfakes

Bloomberg Law: Prof. Catherine Powell Talks Threats Posed by AI-Powered Deepfakes

A new generation of political attack ads are here — AI-assisted, and largely unregulated, deepfake clips of their clients. Professor Catherine Powell outlined for Bloomberg Law what is actually on …

Lawfare: Senior Fellow John Rogan ’14 Writes Op-Ed on How to Address Congressional Incapacitations

Lawfare: Senior Fellow John Rogan ’14 Writes Op-Ed on How to Address Congressional Incapacitations

A number of recent health incidents involving members of Congress has raised questions about what to do when lawmakers are incapacitated. Senior Fellow John Rogan ’14, who co-teaches the Rule …

The New York Times: Prof. Susan Scafidi on the Marketing of the Trump Mug Shot

The New York Times: Prof. Susan Scafidi on the Marketing of the Trump Mug Shot

Since former President Donald J. Trump’s booking photo was released on August 24, it has appeared on merch all across the internet. Professor Susan Scafidi spoke with the New York …

The New York Times: Prof. Susan Scafidi Discusses Workplace Dress Codes

The New York Times: Prof. Susan Scafidi Discusses Workplace Dress Codes

Since the early pandemic lockdowns, the no-bra movement has been picking up steam. A number of states, including New York, allow women to go topless in public — which also …

Student Affinity Groups Organize Town Hall Following Latest SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

Student Affinity Groups Organize Town Hall Following Latest SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

Over the summer, Fordham Law students gathered together for a town hall event to discuss the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling made in late June. The two cases, Students for …

Washington Post, The Guardian, AP, NY1: Prof. Deborah Denno Discusses Alabama’s Proposal for Nitrogen Gas Executions

Washington Post, The Guardian, AP, NY1: Prof. Deborah Denno Discusses Alabama’s Proposal for Nitrogen Gas Executions

Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner using nitrogen. Nitrogen hypoxia has been authorized as an execution method in Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi, but no …

Vox: Prof. Cheryl Bader On Why Trump Defense Wants Georgia Election Case Moved to Federal Court

Vox: Prof. Cheryl Bader On Why Trump Defense Wants Georgia Election Case Moved to Federal Court

As former President Donald Trump’s legal team continues planning their defense strategy, Professor Cheryl Bader discusses a key benefit for the former President having some of the cases — especially …