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“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

Released Friday, 22nd May 2020
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“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap

Friday, 22nd May 2020
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Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments by teleconference, and the National Constitution Center recapped those arguments live on C-SPAN with advocates on either side of each case. On this week’s episode we’re sharing the recap for the cases Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca and Chiafalo v. Washington, about "faithless electors" and the electoral college. Those cases ask whether states can penalize or remove a presidential elector because they refused to vote for the candidate who won their state's popular vote. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by David Kopel, the research director of the Independence Institute who wrote a brief in support of the “faithless electors,” and Paul Smith, vice president of litigation and strategy at the Campaign Legal Center who wrote a brief in support of the states.Hear more argument recaps on We the People and our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center. This week’s episode of Live at the National Constitution Center features the argument recap of the cases asking whether President Trump must release financial records to House committees and prosecutors, and you can listen to that here.Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at [email protected].

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