[Canedawg]

Can anyone out there state with absolute legal certainty that the state of Hawaii MUST comply with an order from the Supreme Court to release the secret document?

The responsible person(s) would be in contempt of court if they fail to comply, which is not a good thing for law abiding citizens. Since the governor previously ordered the BC sealed off from any requests, I imagine she'd be the one to oversee compliance with a SCOTUS mandate to produce it (if the court actually orders the state agency to produce it. I dont know if they have jurisdiction over them in the particular case they will be hearing or not).

[RummyChick]

I am thinking that it would be more of a mandate to Obamanazi to provide it..the state law says it is a private document. If Obamanazi doesn’t provide it then they would have to come up with a repercussion to Obama.

But the guy who argued the case that Leo is quoting says this isn’t going to go anywhere. (poster Billybob on FR)

[Procyon]

The Supreme Court is not going to order production of the birth certificate. The Court will either deny the petition for writ of certiori or if granting it will consider only the issue of standing. The Court will find the plaintiffs/petitioners have no standing, thus upholding the decision of the trial court below.

The proper forum for deciding Obama's qualifications to be president is in the Congress. Noting that the new Congress is solidly Democrat, the outcome is a forgone conclusion.

[DMZFrank]

Since the BC is probably the key document to determine Hussein’s constitutional eligibility, wouldn’t Article 6, clause 2 (The federal supremecy clause) be the basis for the Supreme Court to order the State of Hawaii to release it for the court to examine?