Father Bryan Massingale on faith and identity as a Black, gay, Catholic priest
America Magazine 02-24-2026
I have always admired Father Bryan Massingale, a Catholic theologian at Fordham University. A few years ago, at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, he delivered one of the best lectures I’ve ever heard, on any topic. His focus was on racism in the Catholic Church. Bryan has the ability to focus attention on problematic areas in the church in a way that is both challenging and undeniable. He is an enormous asset in our church.
Man arrested for ‘assaulting’ cops in snowball incident amid rift between Mayor Zohran Mamdani, NYPD
ABC News 02-25-2026
Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, told ABC News it was inevitable that Mamdani and the police brass would butt heads, given the mayor’s past criticism of the NYPD and the pushback by Republicans across the country against him and his progressive policies. “Mamdani is cognizant of that and trying to balance what some people felt was pretty innocuous and the NYPD saw it as a different way,” she said. “He’s also cognizant that there are groups that, frankly, do not want him to succeed.”
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Client’s AI Chats Aren’t Privileged. What’s the Rule for Counsel?
Bloomberg Law 02-26-2026
“A lesson from Heppner is that it’s one thing for a client to blow the two privileges himself, but it’s quite another for the lawyer to do so by unknowingly employing AI carelessly. In so doing, counsel may lose both the criminal case and a malpractice suit brought by the client,” wrote Joel Cohen, adjunct professor at Fordham Law School.
Fordham Law Report Exposes Harsh Conditions at El Paso Detention Center
Vanguard News Group 02-28-2026
In an op-ed published in El Paso Matters, two Fordham Law School leaders describe troubling conditions inside the nation’s largest immigrant detention center, portraying a facility they suggest reflects a country increasingly unrecognizable to its own communities. The op-ed was authored by Lisa Landau, executive director of Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice, and Emerson Argueta, the center’s associate director, and appeared in El Paso Matters.
How the SCOTUS Tariff Decision Could Impact Industrial CRE
Commercial Property Executive 02-24-2026
And while there is some early evidence that manufacturing reshoring may have increased because of tariffs, the Supreme Court’s decision does not necessarily mean that domestic manufacturing growth will slow or reverse, according to Joshua Harris, executive director of the Fordham Real Estate Institute at Fordham University.
Trump Is on Shaky Ground in Legally Justifying a Strike on Iran
Bloomberg Law 02-26-2027
successful in achieving its objective undermines the case that a second, possibly larger military attack is lawful. Under international law, it wouldn’t be necessary or proportionate to take out Iran’s nuclear-weapons program because that program has already been ‘obliterated,’” wrote Thomas H. Lee, professor at Fordham Law School
Gen Alpha is on the rise in a world full of AI
Auduacy, The On Deadline Podcast 02-27-2026
“we have to recognize that at every period in time, the youngest generation drives spending,” said Giacomo Santangelo, senior lecturer of economics at Fordham University.
Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ to Hold Special Screenings at Stanford, Fordham Law Schools (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety 02-24-2026
Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” will hold special screenings at Stanford University on Feb. 25 and Fordham University School of Law on March 4. Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, “The Perfect Neighbor” tells the story of a minor neighborhood dispute in Florida that escalated into deadly gun violence when Ajike Owens, a young Black mother of four, was shot and killed by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz. The documentary is made from police bodycam, ringcam, and cell phone footage, as well as recorded 911 calls.
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He broke the story of the US Catholic clergy abuse scandal. Now he reflects on struggling to keep his faith
The Guardian 03-01-2026
In response to the crisis, the Jesuits’ Fordham University in New York began a sweeping study of how Jesuit institutions should respond to clergy abuse within the ranks. It was inspired in part by an investigation that Georgetown University began of the long-term impact from its early Jesuit slaveholders, who sold 272 enslaved people to Louisiana plantations. The Georgetown Memory Project is a template for universities facing these issues.
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Opinion: We visited an El Paso ICE detention facility. We don’t recognize our country anymore
El Paso Matters 02-24-2026
Last month, Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice sponsored a group of law students and volunteer attorneys to work in El Paso at the largest-ever U.S. immigrant detention center, screening detainees to ascertain their legal claims for potential representation by a partner community-based organization. Guided by core Jesuit principles, the law school centers its work “in the service of others,” and consistent with this credo, the Feerick Center has over the past decade brought students, faculty, alumni, and lay volunteers to witness border activities, provide legal support and take action where possible.
