Elias v. U.S. Department of State

AMENDED ORDER

PECKHAM, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendants denied plaintiff a United States passport on the ground that plaintiff is not a United States citizen. Plaintiff, whose mother was an American citizen, argues that the applicable statute, which grants citizenship to the foreign-born offspring of male American citizens but not female American citizens, violates her right to the equal protection of the laws.

There is no dispute as to the relevant facts. The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment.

II. BACKGROUND

The plaintiff’s mother, Bertha Dirksen, was born a United…