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Government

Sep. 17, 2013

Bipartisan support for illegal immigrant lawyers

Justice Marvin Baxter was prescient when, in reference to granting an undocumented immigrant a law license, he said, "I would think that there is a lot of support for this."


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


California Supreme Court Justice Marvin Baxter was prescient when, in reference to granting an undocumented immigrant a law license, he said at oral argument, "I would think that there is a lot of support for this."


True to that prediction, state lawmakers overwhelming supported such an idea, just one week after the state Supreme Court appeared skeptical that it could unilaterally grant undoc...

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