Case filed against Ted Cruz over eligibility to run for president

Top Republican candidate Ted Cruz has been slapped with a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to serve as US president over citizenship issues, raising doubts about his status ahead of the crucial South Carolina primary. In his lawsuit, Lawrence Joyce from Illinois has objected to Cruz’s placement on the Illinois primary ballot next month. As per the American constitution, only US-born citizens are eligible to run for presidency. Cruz, who was born in Canada, argues he is a natural US citizen as his parents were US citizen. “I was a citizen by birth, by virtue of my mother’s citizenship, so I’ve never been naturalised. I’ve never breathed air on this planet when I was not a US citizen,” he said.