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Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. On December 8, the Florida Supreme Court had ordered a statewide recount of all undervotes, over 61,000 ballots that the ...
On December 12, the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore issued a 5–4 per curiam decision that the Florida Supreme Court's ruling requiring a statewide recount of ballots was unconstitutional on equal protection grounds, and in a 5–4 vote reversed and remanded the case to the Florida Supreme Court for modification before the optional "safe harbor ...
The Florida vote was ultimately settled in Bush's favor by a margin of 537 votes out of 5,825,043 cast when the U.S. Supreme Court, in Bush v. Gore, stopped a recount that had been initiated upon a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court. Bush's win in Florida gave him a majority of votes in the Electoral College and victory in the presidential ...
Some may argue that the Supreme Court in 2020 turned away appeals of lower court decisions brought by the Trump team trying to show that the election was stolen. But importantly, the court did not ...
On this day in 2000, the Supreme Court ruled in the Bush v. Gore case. Here's what the landmark 5-4 decision means for today's Electoral College.
Whatever the justices decide, they are likely to see more of Trump, who is facing criminal charges related to Jan. 6 and other issues. Other election-related litigation also is possible. In 2000, in Bush v. Gore, the court and the parties were divided over whether the justices should intervene at all.
George W. Bush and Al Gore vie for the 2000 presidential election as shown in The Knoxville News-Sentinel on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Gore conceded on Dec. 13, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Bush v. Gore, the 2000 Supreme Court decision deciding the fate of the 2000 United States presidential election. Democratic backsliding in the United States – Periods of democratic decline in the U.S. January 6 United States Capitol attack – 2021 attempt to prevent presidential electoral vote count