"Responding to an unusual attorney petition to the Florida Supreme Court
seeking to amend state bar rules to allow the admission of undocumented
immigrants, governors of the Florida Bar last week expressed support for
the proposal. . . . .
Earlier last week, the bar's rules committee voted to endorse the
substance of the petition, which states that an individual should not be
disqualified from practicing law in Florida solely because he or she is
not a U.S. citizen.
Godinez-Samperio was brought to this country as a child by his
parents and reportedly has never concealed his immigration status."
More.
Originally posted on ABA Law Journal July 29, 2013 by Martha Neil
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