Legal Opinion
H. Brooke Paige v. State of Vermont, Secretary of State James Condos, Attorney General William Sorrell, Rafael Edward Cruz and Marco Antonio Rubio
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 16, 2017No. 2016-202PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.
¶ 1. In this case, appellant-a Vermont voter and candidate in the state's 2016 presidential primary-challenges whether U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are constitutionally qualified to run for President of the United States. The trial court dismissed the suit on the grounds that appellant lacked standing and the court lacked jurisdiction to assess the qualifications of the Senators to run for president. Appellant now appeals both holdings, but we affirm the dismissal for a different reason: the case is now moot.
¶ 2. Appellant's case began on December 9, 2015, when he filed a…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Doria v. University of VermontSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- In re P.S.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
- In Re Grievance of MoriartySupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
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