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Court Appears to Deny Stay in Donofrio v. Wells

1 Comment Published by James December 6th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Politics

The Supreme Court appears to have declined review in a case filed against the Secretary of State of New Jersey that sought to nullify Barack Obama’s election to the presidency. The case, which centers on Obama’s citizenship, was not among those for which the Court accepted review on Friday; thus, watchers of the high Court [...]

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