New York Times, School Law Clinics Face a Backlash:
Law school students nationwide are facing growing attacks in the courts and legislatures as legal clinics at the schools increasingly take on powerful interests that few other nonprofit groups have the resources to challenge. …
Law clinics at [Maryland, Michigan, Rutgers, and Tulane] … are facing similar challenges. And legal experts say the attacks jeopardize the work of the clinics, which not only train students with hands-on courtroom experience at more than 200 law schools but also have taken on more cases against companies and government agencies in recent years.
- Baltimore Sun, Legislature Undermines Rule of Law
- Bloomberg, Md. House Nixes Law School Reporting Requirement
- National Law Journal, Partial Victory for Law Clinic in Fight With Legislature
- Washington Post, Law Clinic's Challenges to Pollution Shouldn't be Stifled
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- Legislature Takes Aim at Maryland Law School Clinics (Mar. 26, 2010)
- ABA Sides With Maryland Law School's Clinic in Attack by Legislature (Apr. 2, 2010)
