Students Establish Disabled & Allied Law Students Association
A group of Fordham Law students recently came together to launch the Law School’s newest affinity group, the Disabled & Allied Law Students Association (DALSA), to provide peer support for students...
View ArticleFordham Law Wins Championship at National Criminal Procedure Tournament
On November 8, Fordham Law’s moot court team bested the competition in numerous categories at the 2020 National Criminal Procedure Tournament hosted by the University of San Diego. Fordham captured the...
View ArticleFordham Law Wins ABA Domestic Arbitration Regional Competition and Advances...
On November 14, Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society (DRS) Domestic Arbitration team bested the competition at the 2020 American Bar Association (ABA) Arbitration Regional Competition hosted by the...
View ArticleDialogue Day Series Fosters Open Conversations
Dialogue Day, a newly launched series at Fordham Law, provides a forum for open conversations among the Law School’s students, faculty, staff, and administration. The goal is for the Fordham Law...
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Judicial Center Brings Alumni and Students Together to Discuss Judicial...
Current and former clerks spoke with students. Top (L-R): Brianna Gallo ’17, Brandon Ruben ’16, Mike Landis ’11. Bottom (L-R): Dan Humphrey ’19, Jessica Lee ’17, Reece Pelley ’19During the fall 2020...
View ArticleFederal Litigation Clinic Students Argue Compassionate Release Motion in...
On November 9, Federal Litigation Clinic students Elizabeth Marley ’21, Kelly O’Connor ’21, and Bayron Flores Tapia ’21 argued a compassionate release motion in the United States District Court for the...
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Fordham’s Moot Court Team Captures Championship
On November 17, Fordham Law’s moot court team won big at the National Moot Court Competition’s Regional Finals. After mooting five rounds over Zoom, captain Frank Piacenti ’21, Kevin Sette ’21, and...
View ArticleLuna Garzón-Montano ’21 Accepts Georgetown Law Fellowship Position
Stein Scholar Luna Garzón-Montano ’21 has been selected as a fellow in the E. Barrett Prettyman and Stuart Stiller Fellowship Program at Georgetown Law. She will be Fordham Law School’s first Prettyman...
View ArticleNo, Trump Can’t Pardon Himself: What the Constitution and Precedent Say
In an op-ed published in the New York Daily News, students Kelly Lin ’21 and Sarah McShane ’21 explore the history of the pardon power and discuss whether it would be constitutional for President...
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Fordham Law Students Give Back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 18 and 19, 2021, Fordham Law students participated along with more than 3,500 other volunteers in the 20th Annual MLK Serve-a-Thon sponsored by policy and advocacy organization Hunger Free...
View ArticleFordham Law Wins National Round of ABA Domestic Arbitration Competition
On January 22, Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society (DRS) Domestic Arbitration teams advanced to the National semifinals and then won the 2020-2021 American Bar Association (ABA) Arbitration...
View ArticleSpring 2021 Mental Health and Wellness Programming Emphasizes Resiliency
This spring, Fordham Law’s Office of Professionalism will continue its efforts to build awareness around mental health and wellness within the Law School community through a wide range of programs and...
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Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Renews Compliance M.S.L. Scholarship
The Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust, which provided a major gift in February 2020 to establish a new scholarship to support a full-time student in Fordham Law’s Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) in...
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New Scholarship Program Honors the Late Judge Deborah A. Batts
To honor the late Judge Deborah A. Batts, a trailblazing legal scholar and pioneering jurist, Fordham Law School has created a new scholarship program and announced its very first recipients. Judge...
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Criminal Defense Clinic Students Learn the Art of Remote Representation
The spread of COVID-19 has forced the criminal justice system to dramatically rethink how court proceedings take place. Many courts have transformed hearings to take place virtually over video...
View ArticleSpring Orientation Advances Dialogue on Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
This year’s spring orientation program for first-year students focused on programming around anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues. Held on January 19, 2021, the orientation...
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Fordham Law Students Engage with Middle Schoolers on Civics Education Initiative
Throughout his career, Norris Professor of Law and former Dean John D. Feerick ’61 has been a strong proponent of teaching civics engagement so that students better understand the law and their...
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Fordham’s Black Law Students Association Wins Northeast Chapter of the Year
Fordham Law School’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) chapter has been named Northeast Regional Chapter of the Year by the National Black Law Students Association. “When deciding who should...
View ArticleTatiana Hyman ’22 Elected First Black Editor-in-Chief of Fordham Law Review
Second-year student Tatiana Hyman ’22 was recently elected editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law Review. She is the first Black student to ever hold the position in the history of the journal, which has...
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Black Law Students Association Honors Outstanding Black Alumni
On February 18, 2021, the Fordham Black Law Students Association (BLSA) hosted a virtual event recognizing 15 Black alumni for their extraordinary achievements in private practice, government, and...
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