In Intraschool Mock Trial Competition, Fordham Always Wins
The Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Program hosted its 6th annual William M. Tendy Federal Criminal Trial Competition, the group’s advanced intraschool mock trial competition, on April 10–11. In the final...
View ArticleObergefell Plaintiffs, Attorneys Talk to Constitutional Law Class
Moments after the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land with its 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, Ijpe DeKoe stepped outside the Court with his husband, Thom Kostura, to the...
View ArticleFordham Native American Law Students Association Launches
The Fordham chapter of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) will hold its launch event this Friday, April 22 with a community cleanup in celebration of Earth Day. The Earth Day event is...
View ArticleStein Scholars Serve Others on Alternative Spring Break Trips
Over spring break, 3L Stein Scholar Rodrigo Bacus stood on the verge of tears inside a maximum-security prison in the Philippines, listening to the oppressed lift their voices in a song celebrating...
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Moore Excitement
Fordham Law alumnus Adam Shlahet ’02 and the Brendan Moore Advocates have good reason to be excited for the future of Fordham’s mock trial program, and it’s not just due to the team’s standout...
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2nd Circuit Judge Lohier Delivers Levine Lecture
The Hon. Raymond J. Lohier Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit delivered the Robert L. Levine Lecture at Fordham Law School on April 28. Judge Lohier’s lecture, “The Court of...
View Article2L Student Wins Global Competition
An international team of law students featuring Fordham Law School 2L Carolina van der Mensbrugghe claimed top honors at the global Law Without Walls ConPosium in Miami last month with a phone app...
View ArticleAlumna Loretta A. Preska ’73 to Address Fordham Law Graduates
Loretta A. Preska, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, will serve as the graduation speaker at Fordham Law School’s 109th Law School Diploma Ceremony on...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain
When not in class at Fordham Law, Michael Moore ’19 is helping Broadway playwrights, composers, and other creatives land jobs through his own theatrical agency. An ambitious theatrical agent is...
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Moving Forward
Lorena Jiron ’17 steps firmly out of comfort zones and deep into areas of engagement. When Lorena Jiron, the daughter of immigrant parents, finished college, she decided she wanted to live for some...
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Day of Reckoning
When you ask the Moore Advocates what they did over the weekend, prepare for a story as exciting as their trial competitions. On a late January afternoon inside the Queens County courthouse, four New...
View ArticleThe Jury Has Reached a Verdict
Students in the Criminal Defense Clinic won a not-guilty verdict on April 13 for a client facing up to a year in prison. The three-day jury trial took place in New York City Criminal Court and saw the...
View ArticleMostafa Moussa: You Can Get Anything You Want if You Work Hard Enough to Have It
Fordham Law student Mostafa Moussa was featured in the Middle Eastern magazine Ra2ed. Next milestone was being able to host many charity events and fundraisers helping my community especially working...
View ArticleNew York City Trial Lawyers Alliance Honors Three Fordham Students
The New York City Trial Lawyers Alliance recognized three Fordham Law students for their outstanding achievements at the American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition held in March. The...
View ArticleLaw School Welcomes New Graduate and International Student Class
Fordham Law School welcomed 126 LLM, 17 MSL, and 4 SJD candidates this fall semester. The students come from 34 countries and bring a wealth of talent and diversity to the Law School. The 147 new...
View ArticleFordham Law Student Awarded Dominican Bar Association Scholarship
Fordham Law student Lorena Jiron ‘17 has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Dominican Bar Association. She will receive the scholarship at the DBA 13th Annual Scholarship Gala on September 20...
View ArticleIdentifying Injustice
In the United States, turning 16 is a cause for celebration. At this age, teenagers are typically eager to receive a tangible symbol of their growing freedom: a government-issued license that allows...
View ArticleTop Women in Law 2016
Adjunct Professor Patricia Miller (chief of special federal litigation, New York City Law Department) and Judith Livingston (senior partner, Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore), wife of Fordham Law...
View ArticleVera Korzun Completes S.J.D. Requirements to Become Fourth Graduate of Program
Joining an accomplished group of legal scholars, Vera Korzun is the fourth recipient of a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) at Fordham Law. She received her S.J.D. degree earlier this month....
View ArticleFashion Law Institute Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case
If the fashion industry finds reason to cheer the Supreme Court’s pending Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. ruling later this term, it will have the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham, in...
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