Constitutional Law

Suit Challenging Obama's Eligibility: "Frivolous"

'This case, if it were allowed to proceed, would deserve mention in one of those books that seeks to prove that the law is foolish or that America has too many lawyers with not enough to do. Even in its relatively short life the case has excited the blogosphere and the conspiracy theorists. The right thing to do is to bring it to an early end.'

This quote is only the beginning of a memo by D.C. District Judge James Robertson to lawyers for the plaintiff in Hollister v. Soetero, one of the many cases currently before federal courts that challenges President Obama's eligibility for holding office.

In what Politico's Ben Smith calls an 'entertaining 5-page memo,' Robertson addresses plaintiff's attorneys as 'agents provocateurs,' among other labels, indicating his impatience with the allegations. He also demanded that they defend themselves from having to pay Obama's related legal fees for a 'frivolous' suit against the president 'for an improper purpose such as to harass.'

Robertson dismissed the case in an accompanying order.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on March 06, 2009 (boomark / email).