UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Washington, D.C.


Roger C. S. Lin et. al.
v.
United States of America



Court Documents



STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
Whether the District Court erred in invoking the political question doctrine with respect to the claims of Dr. Lin et al. (collectively "Dr. Lin") for: (1) a declaration of their rights as native-born Taiwanese under the United States Constitution; and (2) a separate declaration of their U.S. non-citizen nationality.





March 31, 2008
Appellants' Notice of Appeal (.pdf)




April 1, 2008
Transmission of Notice of Appeal and Docket Sheet (.htm)




April 7, 2008
USCA Case Number (.htm)




April 7, 2008
Initial Schedule for Appeal (.pdf)




May 5, 2008
Statement of Issues to be Raised on Appeal (.pdf)




May 12, 2008
Defendant-Appellee's Initial Filings (.pdf)




June 30, 2008
Order on Appellee's motion (.pdf)




July 23, 2008
Docket Sheet (.pdf)




Sept. 22, 2008
Briefing Schedule (.pdf)


Appellants' Brief and Appendix: Nov. 3, 2008

Appellee's Brief: Dec. 3, 2008

Appellants' Reply Brief: Dec. 17, 2008






Summary
of the fundamental legal rationale for the Court Case







up to March 18, 2008
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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