[4Zoltan]

Tisdale v. Obama is a federal court case.

[Tau Food]

Yes, it is. And, the district court ruled: "It is well settled that those born in the United States are considered natural born citizens." The court cited the Ark case. The court gave the claim very short shrift. The fact that a district court made a decision on the merits might even give encouragement to the folks who oppose Cruz (who was not born in the United States).

I notice that the Fourth Circuit then affirmed the decision, but in an unpublished opinion. So, I am not sure how a future court will treat that decision. If the Fourth Circuit had wanted there to be a precedent, it would have published an opinion with a reason for its decision.

But, if nothing else, it shows that one federal judge was willing to stick his neck out.