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Check-ins and the cocktail hour are officially underway at the 77th Annual Fordham Law Alumni Association Luncheon! #FLAALuncheon2026

Who is excited for the 77th Fordham Law Alumni Association Annual Luncheon today?

Tag @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social and use #FLAALuncheon2026 to share your photos and selfies throughout the day!

The Fourth Annual Eunice Carter Lecture: Prof. Khiara M. Bridges, Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans The Fourth Annual Eunice Carter Lecture: Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans

What does the maternal health crisis reveal about race, class, & inequality in the U.S.? Fordham Law welcomes UC Berkeley Law (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) Prof. Khiara M. Bridges, an expert on race, class, & reproductive rights, for the 4th Annual Eunice Carter Lecture on March 19.

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A decade of Giving Day deserves a moment to reflect—and a little fun, too.

As we celebrate the journey of the Law School and our students at the heart of it, help us keep the momentum going by showing your support for Fordham Law this Giving Day by visiting: https://www.givecampus.com/s/q3dpi4

This image is a collage celebrating Fordham Law School's 10th Years of Giving Day in March 2026. It includes groups of people posing with banners and props related to Fordham Law School. There's a large logo in the center reading "FORDHAM School of Law 10 Years of Giving Day March 2026." In different sections, individuals hold a trophy, balloons shaped like "9" and "4", and signs mentioning Fordham Law and future careers.

Fordham Law’s 10th Annual Giving Day isn’t over yet! Your gift of any amount can help Fordham Law School continue its commitment to providing the best legal education possible.

To make a gift and help us reach our goal, visit: https://www.givecampus.com/s/lycyu4

A Fordham Law education shapes careers. A giving community shapes what comes next.

These alumni share the experiences that defined their time at the Law School—and why they choose to give back.

Share your story and help us reach our goal this Giving Day: https://www.givecampus.com/s/u5jrf3

Today’s the day! Fordham Law’s 10th Annual Giving Day is finally here, & it’s time to show that the Law School community is full of generosity.

Double your impact by making a gift in honor of any of the following Giving Day 2026 challenges & matches by visiting: https://www.givecampus.com/s/ywwn7h

Today is Fordham Law School’s 10th Annual Giving Day, a chance to honor how far we’ve come & invest in what’s next.

Hear from the leaders who’ve made, & continue to make, Fordham Law bold, brilliant, & built for impact.

Press play, then pass it on.

Give today: https://www.givecampus.com/s/30szl8

Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ to Hold Special Screenings at Stanford, Fordham Law Schools (Exclusive) - IMDb IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.

Tomorrow, Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law and Justice will hold a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” plus moderate a Q&A with its director and producer.

RSVP today and read more about the documentary on IMDb:

Fordham Hosts Michael Luo For A Book Talk Fordham Law School’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law welcomes journalist Michael Luo for a book talk.

Fordham Law’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law invited Michael Luo, executive editor at The New Yorker (@newyorker.com), to talk about his 2025 novel documenting Chinese and American history, titled “Strangers In The Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America.”

Top law schools for international law International law is no longer confined to treaties and courtrooms abroad. Across law schools in the United States, the field is becoming more practical, more interdisciplinary and more directly tied ...

This winter, Fordham Law was listed among the top U.S. law schools for international law, in The National Jurist's preLaw Magazine—receiving an A+ rating for expanding international law education through clinics, research collaborations and on-the-ground work.

Wired on Wall Street: Tom Hardin Fireside Chat Please complete this form to register for the Wired on Wall Street event on 3/16

Join Fordham Law's Office of International & Graduate Programs on March 16 for a fireside chat & networking reception with Tom Hardin, author of "Wired on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Tipper X" who helped the FBI solve the largest insider trading investigation in a generation.

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This week on Fordham Law’s Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast, Amelia Martella ’07 speaks with Lauren Pringle, EIC of The Chancery Daily, which covers Delaware Chancery litigation.

🎧: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-chancery-daily-a-conversation-with/id1671246836?i=1000752844453

The Declaration at 250: Revolutionary Ideals, Unfinished Promises As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, Fordham Law News is turning to its faculty to explore the legal, historical, and philosophical

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, members of the Fordham Law faculty will reflect on the legal, historical, & philosophical dimensions of the doc.

Prof. Julie Suk kicks off this special edition of “The Big Idea” Q&A series:

Which Way Are We Racing? Fordham Corporate Law Center's Albert A DeStefano lecture, to be delivered on Monday by Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr.

Inspired by Fordham Corporate Law Center's 23rd Annual Albert A. DeStefano Lecture with the Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr. taking place today, this article looks at whether what is commonly described as a "race to the bottom" between jurisdictions is really a debate over which direction is up.

Alumni Spotlight: Fanny Holtzmann '22, a Trailblazer for Women in Entertainment Law “I don’t follow precedent. I establish it,” Fanny E. Holtzmann ’22 was once quoted as saying, reflecting her distinctive brand of confidence. Holtzmann specialized in motion picture and copyright case...

In honor of Women’s History Month, Fordham Law celebrates part-time evening division graduate Fanny Holtzmann 1922 JD, who helped transformed defamation law, advanced the horizons of First Amendment law, and attended the first United Nations conference in 1945.

Read more about her life and career:

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Five Fordham Law community members were named 2026 Trailblazers by Fordham’s Black Law Students Association for exemplifying leadership that’s shaped the legal profession and their communities.

📝 , 📸 : https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/02/26/trailblazers-event-celebrates-impact-and-community/

AI and Constitutional Democracy at 250 | Constitutional Accountability Center In wrestling with thorny law and policy issues of the day—from facial recognition to fertility trackers—the conversation will grapple with how digital surveillance creates and replicates inequality.

On March 2, Fordham Law Professor Catherine Powell (@catherinepowellesq.bsky.social) will join William & Mary Law Professor Margaret Hu to explore the implications of AI for civil rights and civil liberties as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Register to attend this virtual webinar:

Trump Is on Shaky Ground in Legally Justifying a Strike on Iran Opinion: Facts don’t support the conclusion that Iran is close enough to getting deliverable nukes such that US military action now would be lawful.

Following President Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address earl, delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, Fordham Law Professor Thomas H. Lee shares his expert legal opinion on the legality of a U.S. strike on Iran. via Bloomberg Law (@bloomberglaw.com)

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After attending a week-long Fashion Law Bootcamp at Fordham Law in 2018, #FutureFordhamLawyer Abisade Adenubi ’26 decided to return to the Law School full time, embarking on an LL.M. in Fashion Law.

📝 : https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2026/02/27/focused-on-fashion-meet-abisade-adenubi-26-llm/

From Courtrooms to Conversations. Member Spotlight: Ed Timken - Mediators Beyond Borders International Nelson Edward Timken, known to most simply as Ed, has spent his professional life guided by law, learning, and a deep belief in the power of listening. A

For Fordham Law graduate Nelson Edward Timken '22 LLM, known to most simply as Ed, mediation is not simply a profession, "It is a practice grounded in listening, honesty, and the belief that even in conflict, there is space for understanding and healing." via Mediators Beyond Borders International

Inside the dangerous and shady business of data brokers Even if you don't know data brokers, they almost certainly know you. With no nationwide U.S. privacy laws, experts warn there are often minimal safeguards against motivated people exploiting them for ...

Co-author of an upcoming academic paper on how data brokers endanger abuse survivors, Fordham Law student Sam Adler '26 JD (‪@samadler.bsky.social‬) spoke with The Independent (@the-independent.com) about the lack of nationwide U.S. privacy laws and safeguards against misuse within the industry.

Fordham Law Alumni of Distinction Ceremony Honoring Franklin H. Williams '45 Fordham Law School celebrated of the life and work alumnus and civil rights leader Franklin H. Williams '45 on February 26, 2018. Following a panel discussion…

In honor of Black History Month, Fordham Law celebrates grad Franklin H. Williams ’45, a world ambassador whose commitment to combating racial injustice affected change in the U.S. & around the globe.

Watch Fordham Law School’s inaugural Alumni of Distinction ceremony honoring Williams, from 2018:

Reenactment: Heart Mountain: Conscience, Loyalty and the Constitution The Center on Asian Americans and the Law presents Reenactment: Heart Mountain: Conscience, Loyalty and the Constitution

Join Fordham Law’s Center on Asian Americans and the Law on March 5 for a reenactment of the trials and events surrounding the internment and drafting of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and a panel discussion afterward.

Don’t miss this blend of history and legal insight—RSVP today:

Death Penalty Moratorium in California Rooted in 2006 Stay of Execution - Davis Vanguard California issued a stay of execution for Michael Angelo Morales in 2006, sparking a debate about the ethical implications of physician participation in executions and leading to a twenty-year morator...

A legal expert in death penalty issues and the founder and director of the Neuroscience and Law Center at Fordham Law, Deborah Denno emphasizes the consequences of California Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to enact an official moratorium on the death penalty in March 2019. via Vanguard News Group

Colorado joins push for more restraints on creditors garnishing wages from people in medical debt A KFF Health News investigation found that courts approved wage garnishment requests in an estimated 14,000 medical debt cases a year in Colorado.

Lauren Jones, legal and policy director for the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School, shared her expert opinion after lawmakers in at least 8 states pushed to restrict wage garnishment for medical debt in the wake of a KFF Health News investigation. via Colorado Public Radio

Twenty Years Since the Last Scheduled Execution in California and a Focus on the Participation of Physicians in Executions | Death Penalty Information Center February 21, 2006, a court in California issued a last-minute stay of the planned exe­cu­tion of Michael Angelo Morales, mark­ing the start of...

A 2007 Fordham Law Review article written by Fordham Law's Neuroscience and Law Center Director Deborah Denno, "The Lethal Injection Quandary: How Medicine Has Dismantled the Death Penalty," was recently cited by the Death Penalty Information Center (@deathpenaltyinfo.org).

A poster for a screening event hosted by Fordham Law School's Center on Race, Law and Justice. It features the Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Perfect Neighbor," on March 4, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Fordham Law School, New York, NY. The event includes a Q&A session. Panelists are Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, and Prof. Bennett Capers. A QR code is provided for registration.

On March 4, Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law and Justice will hold a free screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” plus a Q&A w/ its director & producer.

@variety.com: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-perfect-neighbor-special-screenings-at-law-schools-1236671720/

Snowflakes falling, campus calling…

Fordham Law students, faculty, and staff are back to the hustle today after this weekend's historic blizzard.

'Scare Tactics Work' But Hope Persists For Legal Industry DEI - Law360 Pulse The suspension of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Certification program is the latest indication that political threats against BigLaw are working, as the Trump administration targets DEI programs, observer...

Fordham Law Professor Atinuke Adediran (@profadediran.bsky.social) comments on the DEI-based Mansfield Certification program, in this Law360 Pulse article (@law360.bsky.social).