Gov. James McGreevey’s resurrection of the Office of the Public Advocate will likely renew the debate about the proper reach of public-interest lawyering.
Conservatives have long criticized the practice of filing suits to achieve certain social goals, which, they argue, short-circuits the more democratic legislative process. And even some liberals contend that public-interest lawyers should focus on traditional legal aid work, like helping indigent people obtain government benefits or avoid eviction, instead of pro-active litigation such as class-action suits.
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