Legal Opinion
Drake v Obama
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2011No. 09-56827, 10-55084PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants contend that Barack Obama is constitutionally ineligible to be President of the United States. United States District Court Judge David 0. Carter dismissed Plaintiffs’ constitutional claims, as well as their claims for declaratory and injunctive relief, for lack of standing. We affirm the dismissal for lack of standing, albeit on somewhat different reasoning than that of the District Court.
Plaintiffs additionally appeal the District Court’s dismissal of their quo warranto claims for improper venue; their Freedom of Information Act claims…
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