Book Title: An Anthology of Interference in Law School Clinics

by Peter A. Joy and Robert R. Kuehn

Book Description: An Anthology of Interference in Law School Clinics explores interference in law school clinics in the United States, addressing its long history and the legal ethics, academic freedom, and First Amendment responses to that interference. Law clinics have faced interference in their representation of clients from elected officials, business groups, alumni and, at times, even their own school administrators. This interference has targeted clinics for providing individuals and nongovernmental organizations with legal representation on important matters, including racial and gender discrimination, environmental issues, prisoner rights litigation, death penalty cases, and immigration and human rights matters. In each instance, the interference has sought to subvert the legal process by preventing clinics from representing their clients rather than addressing the legal merits of their clinic clients’ claims. Interference with law clinic client representation also appears to be part of the broader attacks on public interest lawyers and other lawyers representing clients in disputes with governmental entities, business interest, or other powerful adversaries. This book is designed to serve as a reference and resource to address future interference.