Ted Cruz wins citizenship case in Pennsylvania
The Texas Senator is still a US citizen
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Ted Cruz will remain on Pennsylvania’s April 28 primary election ballot.
The Texas Senator won his citizenship case in the state’s highest court on Thursday, the Associated Press reports, upholding a lower-court’s decision to throw out the case.
Carmon Elliot, a Pittsburgh resident, argued that Cruz isn’t eligible to run for president because he was born in Canada. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Elliot a chance to present his argument before them.
The justices upheld Commonwealth Court Senior Judge Dan Pellegrini’s order on March 11.
“The weight of legal and historical authority indicated that the term ‘natural born’ citizen would mean a person, who is entitled to US citizenship ‘by birth’ or ‘at birth’ either by being born ‘in’ the United States and under its jurisdiction, even those born to alien parents; by being born abroad to US citizen-parents,” Pellegrino said earlier this month.
He added, “Having extensively reviewed all articles cited in the opinion, as well as many others, this Court holds, consistent with the common law precedent and statutory history, that a ‘natural born citizen’ included any person who is a United States citizen from birth. Accordingly, because he was a citizen of the United States from birth, Ted Cruz is eligible to serve as President of the United States."
Cruz's campaign will make its first stop in Pennsylvania during the 2016 contest on Friday, Landcaster Online reports.