Two hundred Jewish lawyers have lost the right to practice in Lithuania as a result of the latest law issued by the government according to the provisions of which advocates can practice only after a biennial experience in court. Since, however, the courts are closed to Jews and disable them from practicing there, virtually all of the younger Jewish lawyers will lose their positions.
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