Zivotofsky v. Clinton
E903976
Zivotofsky v. Clinton is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the scope of the political question doctrine by allowing courts to review a dispute over the recognition of Jerusalem in U.S. passports.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Zivotofsky v. Kerry | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| citation |
132 S. Ct. 1421
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182 L. Ed. 2d 423 ⓘ 566 U.S. 189 ⓘ |
| clarifiedDoctrine |
courts may decide cases requiring interpretation of statutes even when they touch on foreign policy recognition issues
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political question doctrine is narrow and limited ⓘ |
| concernsCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsGovernmentAction | U.S. recognition policy regarding Jerusalem ⓘ |
| concernsLocation | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concurringInJudgmentBy | Justice Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateArgued | 2011-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 2012-03-26 ⓘ |
| decisionType | vacated and remanded ⓘ |
| dissentingBy |
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NERFINISHED
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 10-699 ⓘ |
| governmentPosition | State Department refused to list “Israel” as place of birth for U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Hillary Rodham Clinton
NERFINISHED
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Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartyRole |
Hillary Rodham Clinton – respondent
NERFINISHED
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Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky – petitioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesStatute | Section 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
passport designation of place of birth
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political question doctrine ⓘ recognition power in foreign affairs ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | claim presented a nonjusticiable political question ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Elena Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourtDecision | Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State, 571 F.3d 122 (D.C. Cir. 2009) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledLowerCourtOn | application of political question doctrine ⓘ |
| plaintiffClaim | right to have “Israel” listed as place of birth on U.S. passport ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional law
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foreign relations law of the United States ⓘ |
| subsequentRelatedCase | Zivotofsky v. Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentRelatedCaseCitation | 576 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtHolding |
case does not present a political question beyond the competence of the courts
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federal courts have authority to decide the constitutionality of Section 214(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ⓘ |
| termOfCourt | October Term 2011 ⓘ |
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Zivotofsky v. Kerry