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Zivotofsky v. Kerry
Supreme Court of the United States (2015) | 576 U.S. 1; 135 S. Ct. 2076; 192 L. Ed. 2d 83; 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3781; 25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 313; 83 U.S.L.W. 4391
TL;DR: The Court held that a federal statute requiring the State Department to list 'Israel' as the place of birth on passports for citizens born in Jerusalem unconstitutionally infringed upon the President's exclusive power to formally recognize foreign sovereigns and their territorial boundaries.
Legal Significance: This case established the President's exclusive constitutional authority over the formal recognition of foreign sovereigns, holding that Congress cannot compel the Executive Branch to issue official statements that contradict the President's recognition policy, even when acting under its own enumerated powers.