In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that every court except Colorado that has addressed the political question doctrine when presented with the question of determining President Trump’s eligibility for Presidency has held that question is nonjusticiable and reserved to US Congress

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that every court except Colorado that has addressed the political question doctrine when presented with the question of determining President Trump’s eligibility for Presidency has held that question is nonjusticiable and reserved to US Congress

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that US Congress is the proper body to resolve questions concerning a US presidential candidate’s eligibility not a state court

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" respondent Anderson et al. claims that no courts, except Colorado, have addressed the political question doctrine, therefore did not rule that question is nonjusticiable

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Considering the Constitutional role for Congress in addressing presidential qualifications, it is little surprise that every court except Colorado that has addressed the political question doctrine when presented with the question of determining President Trump’s eligibility has held that question is nonjusticiable and reserved to Congress. Indeed, every federal court that addressed this issue with regard to the eligibility of President Barack Obama, Senator John McCain, and Senator Ted Cruz held that the issue was for Congress and not the federal courts

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that US Congress is the proper body to resolve questions concerning a US presidential candidate’s eligibility not a state court

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" respondent Anderson et al. claims that no courts, except Colorado, have addressed the political question doctrine, therefore did not rule that question is nonjusticiable

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Considering the Constitutional role for Congress in addressing presidential qualifications, it is little surprise that every court except Colorado that has addressed the political question doctrine when presented with the question of determining President Trump’s eligibility has held that question is nonjusticiable and reserved to Congress. Indeed, every federal court that addressed this issue with regard to the eligibility of President Barack Obama, Senator John McCain, and Senator Ted Cruz held that the issue was for Congress and not the federal courts

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