In an action seeking to compel the Secretary of State to record in official documents that Israel was the birthplace of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, the action was nonjusticiable under the political question doctrine, as the U.S. takes no position on whether Jerusalem is part of Israel.
Read Zivotofsky v. Sec’y. of State, No. 07-5347
Appellate Information
Argued October 17, 2008
Decided July 10, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Griffith
Counsel
For Appellants:
Nathan Lewin, Lewin & Lewin LLP
Alyza D. Lewin, Lewin & Lewin LLP
For Appellee:
Lewis Yelin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
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