United States Third Circuit

In one of the so-called "birther" suits challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to run for and serve as President of the United States based on claims that Obama was born in Kenya and therefore was not a natural born citizen of the United States, dismissal of the action is affirmed where plaintiff lacked standing to bring the suit because he suffered no injury particularized to him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2009
• Published 11/12/2009

Judges

• Before:  SLOVITER, FUENTES and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip J. Berg, Lafayette Hill, PA, Attorney Pro Se., John P. Lavelle, Jr., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Of counsel, Robert F. Bauer, Perkins Coie LLP, Joseph E. Sandler, Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C., Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Democratic National Committee and Barack Obama., Thomasenia P. Duncan, General Counsel, David Kolker, Associate General Counsel, Kevin Deeley, Assistant General Counsel, Steve N. Hajjar, Attorney, Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Federal Election Commission.