California Supreme Court
Jan. 4, 2014
State Supreme Court allows illegal immigrant to practice law
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a new state law removed all remaining obstacles for Sergio Garcia and other immigrants who entered the country illegally from becoming attorneys.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a new state law removed all remaining obstacles for Sergio Garcia and other undocumented immigrants from becoming attorneys.
"There is no state law or state public policy that would justify precluding undocumented immigrants, as a class, from obtaining a law license in California," Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye wrote for the unanimous c...
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