Sotomayor recuses herself from case on 'faithless electors'

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Sotomayor recuses herself from case on 'faithless electors'
By Harper Neidig - 03/10/20 03:56 PM EDT

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is recusing herself from a Supreme Court case over the issue of “faithless electors” — Electoral College representatives who disregard the will of voters in presidential elections — because of her friendship with one of the parties involved in the lawsuit.

The clerk of the court informed the parties of the move on Tuesday.

“The Justice believes that her impartiality might reasonably be questioned due to her friendship with respondent Polly Baca,” the clerk, Scott Harris, wrote in a brief letter. “The initial conflict check conducted in Justice Sotomayor’s Chambers did not identify this potential conflict.”


Baca is one of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit that sought to block the enforcement of a Colorado law that allows faithless electors to be removed from their positions.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/486877-sotomayor-recuses-herself-from-case-on-faithless-electors

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Impartiality questioned? Ya think?

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Thank the heavens for small favors.