Before the Court in Zivotofsky v. Clinton
The Justices Weigh in on Foreign Policy Powers
At 10:02 a.m. on November 7, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 10–699, Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, by his Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky v. Hillary Clinton. At 11:06 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Nathan Lewin, counsel of record for Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, and Donald Verrilli, U.S. solicitor general. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Menachem Binaymin Zivotofsky MR. LEWIN: In its recent decisions in Medellin v. Texas [2008] and in Hamdan…
