United States DC Circuit

In an action seeking to compel the Secretary of State to record in official documents that Israel was the birthplace of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, the action was nonjusticiable under the political question doctrine, as the U.S. takes no position on whether Jerusalem is part of Israel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/17/2008
• Decided 07/10/2009
• Published 07/10/2009

Judges

• Before GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nathan Lewin argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs was Alyza D. Lewin.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Yelin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Litigation Counsel.  R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.