Will the Supreme Court Take Up Faithless Electors?

First Read: “The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as today if it will take up the cases whether electors in the Electoral College can side with a different presidential than the one who won the popular vote in their state.”

“The question at hand: Are the electors who cast the actual ballots for president and vice president required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states? Or are they free to vote as they wish?”

“A decision that they are free agents could give a single elector – or a small group of them – the power to decide the outcome of a presidential election, if the popular vote results in an apparent Electoral College tie or is close to one.”