Legal Opinion
Hollander v. McCain
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided July 24, 2008No. 1:08-cr-00099PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOSEPH N. LAPLANTE, District Judge.
Fred Hollander, proceeding pro se, brings this action challenging Senator John McCain’s eligibility to serve as President of the United States. Hollander claims that McCain, by virtue of his birth in the Panama Canal Zone — albeit to American parents — is not a “natural born Citizen” eligible to hold the office of President under Article II, § 1 of the Constitution.
Though McCain and his co-defendant, the Republican National Committee (“RNC”), vigorously dispute this claim, they argue that this court cannot decide it in any event due to a number of…
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