Court to Weigh Question About Obama Citizenship ; Unlikely Decision Could Deny Him Presidency

The Washington Times › December 05, 2008

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The Supreme Court plans to meet Friday to decide whether to hear a case that could determine whether President-elect Barack Obama ever becomes the nation's president.

Justice Clarence Thomas picked up the petition to hear New Jersey attorney Leo Donofrio's lawsuit after it was denied by Justice David H. Souter. Justice Thomas referred it to the full court, which decided to distribute the case for the judges' conference.

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Court to Weigh Question About Obama Citizenship ; Unlikely Decision Could Deny Him Presidency

The decision to put the case on Friday's docket resulted from more than a dozen lawsuits challenging Mr. Obama's right to be president based on his citizenship at birth. The issue preoccupied many conservative bloggers in the weeks bef...

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