Applicants for naturalization must demonstrate that they “have been, and continue to be, a person of good moral character,” according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

The question before the court was whether Adolf Schmidt, a German-language instructor who came to the U.S. in 1939, was a man of "good moral character." Applying for U.S. citizenship, ...

Today we continue our discussion of the naturalization process with a first look at how an arrest or conviction impacts the “good moral character” requirement for citizenship.