State Bar & Bar Associations
Jul. 20, 2012
Amici weigh heavily in illegal immigrant's favor in quest for bar admission
Dozens of bar and community groups urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to admit an undocumented immigrant to practice law in California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Dozens of bar and community groups urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to admit an undocumented immigrant to practice law in California.
In one amicus brief, 16 county and ethnic bars, led by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, argued that "immigration status is irrelevant" to whether someone is fit to be a lawyer.
The brief, signed by former state Supreme Court J...
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