Law Practice
Sep. 18, 2012
Immigrant's brief argues immigration law can't pre-empt attorney admissions
A brief by an undocumented would-be lawyer disputes arguments by the U.S. Department of Justice that federal immigration law pre-empts the state Supreme Court's authority to admit attorneys.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A wide-ranging brief on behalf of an undocumented immigrant who wants to be a California lawyer argues that education and moral character are the only requirements for admission, not immigration status.
The brief, filed Friday on behalf of bar applicant Sergio C. Garcia, takes aim at arguments by the U.S. Department of Justice that a provision in federal immigration law pre-empts the state Supr...
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