The Clinic is also beginning to work in the area of international human rights. The Clinic is staffed by law school teachers and students. The Clinic has been lead counsel in a number of precedent-setting cases in state and federal courts. Among the clinic's most recent victories is the New Jersey Supreme Court's landmark opinion holding that private shopping malls are modern public forums that must accommodate freedom of speech. The Clinic is currently challenging a new statute that requires prison inmates to pay for their own health care.
Students also attend mediation sessions, settlement conferences, and court proceedings.
Students register for 6 credits during their initial semester in the Clinic, and may be permitted to register for an additional 2 or 4 credits the following semester, with permission of the instructors, depending upon the space available. Students are normally assigned to work on two cases at a time. Each team has a regular weekly meeting time at which case strategy is discussed and new tasks are assigned. All members of the team are expected to attend. In addition, there is a weekly seminar on Wednesday afternoons which must be attended by all students enrolled in the Clinic for the first time.