Judge Jeff Masin ruled yesterday that a child of a citizen-father or citizen-mother is "indeed a natural born Citizen within the contemplation of the Constitution."
Cruz, who was born in Calgary, Alberta, to a Cuban father and American mother, faced challenges to being on the June 7 primary ballot from Catholic University of America law professor Victor Williams and the South Jersey Concerned Citizens Committee.
The challengers argued Cruz was a naturalised citizen because he was not born on US soil.