Open-Records Dispute Could Complicate Work of Public Law-School Clinics

A lawsuit seeking to force a Rutgers University legal clinic to disclose client information under New Jersey's open-records act poses a serious threat to the work of public law schools elsewhere, several higher-education associations argue in friend-of-the-court briefs recently filed in the case.

The lawsuit was brought against Rutgers University and the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic by a real-estate developer whose plans to build an outlet mall were unsuccessfully opposed

Print Subscription

Digital Subscription

Already have an account? Log In Now.