Court Weighs President's Power To Recognize Nations

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published November 7, 2011 at 12:01 AM EST

The Supreme Court will consider the question of whether U.S. citizens may list "Jerusalem, Israel" as their birthplace on passports.

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