The Supreme Court of Nevada has reversed a lower court ruling and allowed criminal charges to proceed against six alternate electors for President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election.
The court ruled 6–0 on Nov. 13 that the case could proceed in Democratic-leaning Clark County, which encompasses the city of Las Vegas.
Earlier, a lower court had dismissed the case and ruled that it had to be heard in Carson City, Nevada, where the electors had held a ceremony to “certify” Trump’s victory in the state after he lost to President Joe Biden there.
“Respondents do not dispute that the certificates were delivered to a recipient in Clark County,” read the Supreme Court’s ruling. “The district court erred in concluding that the alleged crimes were complete upon mailing from Douglas County.”…