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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ted Cruz's eligibility to run for president over the senator's Canadian birthplace.
Walter L. Wagner asked a judge to declare that Cruz is not a natural born citizen in the suit filed in Salt Lake City on Friday. Wagner is representing himself and says he is a voter with an interest in determining whether Cruz is a legal presidential candidate.
No hearings have been scheduled.
Cruz was born to an American mother and Cuban father while they lived in Calgary.
Cruz argues that because his mother is American, he became a U.S. citizen at birth. The Supreme Court hasn't previously considered the eligibility question.
Presidential rival Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned Cruz's presidential eligibility. Cruz has said those questions are aimed at undermining his growing popularity.
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