Most have just ruled on lack of standing, a form of judicial punting.
In Pennsylvania Judge Dan Pellegrini wrote that a natural born citizen “includes any person who is a United States citizen from birth,” and ordered the state’s secretary of the commonwealth to keep Cruz’s name on the ballot.
Elliott said he would appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. I believe that Judge Dan Pellegrini iss going to have egg on his face since his assertion is not anywhere in law.
This is the fourth case Cruz has won on the issue in two weeks; three other lawsuits against Cruz were dismissed last week. But judges in those cases tossed the suits on procedural grounds — none of them directly addressed the issue of Cruz’s eligibility.
Elliott did appeal the case to the PA Supreme Court, which issued a summary ruling affirming Pellegrini. Elliot is crowd funding an appeal to SCOTUS.