Legal Opinion
In Re Application of Griffiths
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 26, 1972PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
The petitioner is an applicant for admission to the bar. She is a resident and taxpayer of New Haven and has complied with all the conditions and requirements for admission to take the bar examinations except that she is not a citizen of the United States. Although she could easily become a citizen of the United States by reason of her marriage to a United States citizen, she has elected to remain a citizen of the Netherlands and has not filed and does not intend to file a declaration of intent to become a citizen of this country. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1427 (f), 1430 (a). She filed with the clerk of…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
- In Re GriffithsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Heslin v. Connecticut Law Clinic of Trantolo & TrantoloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. ClementeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Statewide Grievance Committee v. RozbickiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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