CSPAN Supreme Court Oral Argument In Colorado Dept. Of State V. Baca July 13, 2024
We will hire argument next in case 19 518, the Colorado Department of state versus michael baca. I noted at the outset that Justice Sotomayor is recused in this case. General weiser. Thank you mr. Chief justice and may it please the court. The constitution authorizes states to use their authority to whove a bribed elector, one engages in rebellion or one who would perpetrate a bait and switch on the people of their state by voting contrary to a binding pledge. By contrast, if a state wishes to treat electors as free agents rather than as proxy voters, it is free to do so. In short, states dete...