M.B.Z. v. Clinton
| Decision Date | 02 May 2011 |
| Docket Number | No. 10–699.,10–699. |
| Citation | 179 L.Ed.2d 1187,563 U.S. 973,131 S.Ct. 2897 (Mem) |
| Parties | M.B.Z., By His Parents and Guardians Ari Z. ZIVOTOFSKY, et ux., petitioners, v. Hillary Rodham CLINTON, Secretary of State. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
563 U.S. 973
131 S.Ct. 2897 (Mem)
179 L.Ed.2d 1187
M.B.Z., By His Parents and Guardians Ari Z. ZIVOTOFSKY, et ux., petitioners,
v.
Hillary Rodham CLINTON, Secretary of State.
No. 10–699.
Supreme Court of the United States
May 2, 2011.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: "Whether Section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, impermissibly infringes the President's power to recognize foreign sovereigns.".
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