Under Hillary Clinton's leadership, the LSC began moving away from its legislated task of providing poor people with free lawyers and began an [[activist]] agenda to influence [[public policy]] through [[class action]] lawsuits. One case involved bringing lawsuits to force New York's Transit Authority to hire [[heroin]] addicts. The LSC also violated its own rules by organizing political campaigns against a state referendum and against [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Barone, Michael (July 8, 1999). [http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone070899.asp "Taking Hillary seriously"]. ''Jewish World Review'' website.</ref> | Under Hillary Clinton's leadership, the LSC began moving away from its legislated task of providing poor people with free lawyers and began an [[activist]] agenda to influence [[public policy]] through [[class action]] lawsuits. One case involved bringing lawsuits to force New York's Transit Authority to hire [[heroin]] addicts. The LSC also violated its own rules by organizing political campaigns against a state referendum and against [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>Barone, Michael (July 8, 1999). [http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone070899.asp "Taking Hillary seriously"]. ''Jewish World Review'' website.</ref> |