Canadian-Born Cruz Gets Eligibility Suit Tossed by Judge
- Presidential candidate says he's a `natural-born' citizen
- Case filed by Houston lawyer who says he fears election chaos
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks on April 11, 2016, in San Diego, California.
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A federal judge in Texas threw out a challenge to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s eligibility to serve if he wins, saying there’s no legal basis to question the senator’s status as a “natural-born” U.S. citizen.
U.S. District Judge Gray Miller dismissed the case Wednesday in Houston, saying the plaintiff, Newton Schwartz, an attorney who represented himself, lacked standing. Similar suits have failed in New York, Illinois and Florida.