U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 18, 2015
Chinese-American lawyer posthumously admitted to California bar
Although Hong Yen Chang died in 1926, the court ruled to admit him, saying it was acting to right "a grievous wrong" from "a sordid chapter of our state and national history."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court on Monday posthumously admitted to practice in California a Chinese lawyer it had rejected 125 years ago, saying it was acting to right "a grievous wrong" from "a sordid chapter of our state and national history."
Although Hong Yen Chang died in 1926, the court ruled it was admitting him "as an attorney and counselor in all the courts of the stat...
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