It was founded in 1973 as a part of the now defunct New College of California, and deemed itself the oldest public interest law school in the United States.
New College of California was investigated for financial aid mismanagement, and financial aid funds were frozen while the investigation took place.
[2] A number of well-known lawyers and activists taught and studied at the school, including Roberta Achtenberg, Stephen Bingham, Angela Davis, Peter Gabel, Randolph Daar, and Tom Hayden.
A documentary film, "Practitioners of Justice," about the history, faculty, and alumni of the New College School of Law was made in 2022.
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