Illinois judge dismisses suit to take Cruz off ballot

An Illinois judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit that would have kept Ted Cruz off the state's GOP presidential primary ballot, according to Reuters. The lawsuit was filed by Lawrence Joyce, a lawyer who challenged Cruz's eligibility to be president because he was born in Canada to an American mother.
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Carson supporter files to oust Ted Cruz from Illinois GOP primary ballot

Donald Trump has threatened to initiate such a lawsuit, but he may have been beat to the punch - right here in Illinois. An objection to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's qualifications to run for president on the Illinois Republican ballot could send shockwaves nationwide if it is sustained by the Illinois State Board of Elections next week.
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Trump Taunts Cruz Over Citizenship Lawsuit: ‘I Told You So’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took aim at rival Ted Cruz in a series of Saturday morning tweets, taunting Cruz over challenges to his citizenship and reports that he did not disclose campaign loans. Trump has tried to stoke concerns that Cruz would face legal challenges to his eligibility for president because he was born in Canada. After a Friday lawsuit questioning exactly that, Trump took a victory lap.
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Rubio fights off 'birther' lawsuit in Florida

Sen. Ted Cruz isn't the only Republican candidate fighting off accusations about his birth status and whether he qualifies for the presidency - Sen. Marco Rubio is actually facing a lawsuit on the same.
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In his own words: Ted Cruz on his U.S. citizenship

Thanks to Donald Trump, the Ted Cruz birther issue emerged this week on the edges of the presidential campaign. Cruz, born in Canada to an American citizen mother and a Cuban father, is an American citizen by birth, according to U.S. law. But Trump suggested there might be a question of whether Cruz meets the constitutional requirement that the president be a "natural born citizen," and that the issue could be tied up in litigation, thus creating a problem for Republicans if Cruz were to be the party's nominee.
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