The US Supreme Court has dismissed a petition questioning the citizenship of President Barack Obama, dealing a severe blow to his detractors who were challenging his US birth certificate.
The Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal filed by the California lawyer Orly Taitz, leader of the "birther" movement.
She was contesting a USD 20,000 fine for filing what a federal judge called a "frivolous" lawsuit.
The law suit was filed on behalf of an Army Captain Connie Rhodes, who sought to avoid deployment by claiming that Obama was not born in the US and therefore could not act as commander-in-chief.
According to US constitution, only those born in the US can be the president of the country.
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, backed District Judge Clay Land's decision to impose the fine "as a deterrent to prevent future misconduct and to protect the integrity of the court."Indian Express
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