Zivotofsky v. Kerry Oral Argument
2014-11-12T11:34:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWU4XC8yMDE0MTExMjExMzUzNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case concerning whether whether Congress has the power to pass a law requiring the State Department to record the birthplace of an American citizen born in “Jerusalem” as born in “Israel” on a U.S. passport, or if doing so infringes on presidential recognition power. Congress in 2002 enacted the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, directing the secretary of state to record “Israel” as the place of birth on a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, if the citizen requests it. President George W. Bush signed the act but issued a signing statement noting that the provision interfered with the constitutional functions of the presidency in foreign affairs, and did not enforce it.
The court on June 8, 2015, held that the president has the exclusive power to recognize (or not recognize) foreign nations; therefore, Congress may not require the State Department to indicate in passports that Jerusalem is part of Israel.
The court on June 8, 2015, held that the president has the exclusive power to recognize (or not recognize) foreign nations; therefore, Congress may not require the State Department to indicate in passports that Jerusalem is part of Israel.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case concerning whether whether Congress has the power to pass a law requiri… read more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case concerning whether whether Congress has the power to pass a law requiring the State Department to record the birthplace of an American citizen born in “Jerusalem” as born in “Israel” on a U.S. passport, or if doing so infringes on presidential recognition power. Congress in 2002 enacted the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, directing the secretary of state to record “Israel” as the place of birth on a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, if the citizen requests it. President George W. Bush signed the act but issued a signing statement noting that the provision interfered with the constitutional functions of the presidency in foreign affairs, and did not enforce it.
The court on June 8, 2015, held that the president has the exclusive power to recognize (or not recognize) foreign nations; therefore, Congress may not require the State Department to indicate in passports that Jerusalem is part of Israel. close
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