The Constitution trumps state laws that prohibit faithless electors.
Carolyn Shapiro
Carolyn Shapiro is an associate professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she is co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Carolyn Shapiro is an associate professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she is co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Constitution trumps state laws that prohibit faithless electors.
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