Court: Senator McCain has “Strong Claim” of Eligibility for Presidency

There has been lots of talk on this blog about Senator Jon McCain’s eligibility for the Presidency.  BLT: The Blog of Legal Times reports that “A San Francisco federal judge ruled late Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s claim of U.S. citizenship is strong enough that a lawsuit challenging his placement on the California ballot should be dismissed.”  Here is the opinion.

Update: Law.com reports that the plaintiffs seeking to derail Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid by claiming that he not a natural born U.S. citizen are being stymied by four Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher associates. Aided by former U.S. Solicitor General and current Gibson Dunn partner Theodore Olson, the volunteers have spent the past months representing McCain and the Republican National Committee in litigation on this issue. Campaign finance rules prohibit pro bono work for political campaigns, but lawyers are allowed to volunteer on their own time.

KJ