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Government

May 17, 2017

Bill to limit immigration status court disclosure advances

A state Senate bill seeking to limit disclosures of witnesses' immigration status in court moved closer to becoming law on Tuesday despite probing questions from both sides of the aisle.

By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A state Senate bill seeking to limit disclosures of witnesses' immigration status in court moved closer to becoming law on Tuesday despite probing questions from both sides of the aisle.

SB 785, which passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on a party line vote of 5-2, would prohibit any questions regarding a witness's immigration status in open court unless th...

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