ZIVOTOFSKY v. SECRETARY OF STATE

Civil Action No. 03-1921 (GK).

511 F.Supp.2d 97 (2007)

Menachem Binyamin ZIVOTOFSKY, by his parents and guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman ZIVOTOFSKY, Plaintiffs, v. The SECRETARY OF STATE, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin, Alyza Doba Lewin, Lewin & Lewin, LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Jacqueline E. Coleman Snead, W. Scott Simpson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLADYS KESSLER, District Judge.

This case involves the question of whether an American citizen, born in Jerusalem, has the right to have "Israel" listed as his place of birth on his United States passport. The Plaintiff is Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, a United States citizen born in Jerusalem on October 17, 2002. He brings this suit by his parents, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, against the Secretary of State (the "Secretary...

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