Peter B. Chiafalo, et al. v. State of Washington

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chiafalo_v._Washington
gptkbp:arguedDate May 13, 2020
gptkbp:category United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court
2020 in United States case law
gptkbp:citation 591 U.S. ___ (2020)
gptkbp:date July 6, 2020
gptkbp:decision gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
States may enforce laws that penalize or remove faithless electors
gptkbp:docketNumber 19-465
gptkbp:heldBy A state may enforce an elector's pledge to support the state's popular vote winner in the Electoral College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter B. Chiafalo, et al. v. State of Washington
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Elena_Kagan
gptkbp:numberOfIssues Whether a state may enforce an elector's pledge to support their party's nominee and the state voters' choice for President
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Washington_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Peter_B._Chiafalo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:faithless_electors
gptkb:Electoral_College
gptkb:Colorado_Department_of_State_v._Baca
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Washington
gptkbp:votingSystem 9-0
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chiafalo_v._Washington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5