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Abstract
The 2008 election cycle has been a busy one for legal disputes over the qualifications of presidential candidates, with federal cases having been filed to challenge both major candidates’ eligibility under the “natural born Citizen” clause. These cases unquestionably present vital questions of constitutional law, touching on matters of self-evident national importance. It is doubtful, however, that they are justiciable in lower federal courts. Standing requirements and the political question doctrine make it unlikely that a federal court will reach the merits in cases of the type filed to date.
Recommended Citation
Daniel P. Tokaji,
The Justiciability of Eligibility: May Courts Decide Who Can Be President?,
107
Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions
31
(2008).
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