Bush v. Gore

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George W Bush v. Al Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case decided on December 12, 2000. The case effectively resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush. Only eight days earlier, the United States Supreme Court had unanimously decided the closely related case of Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, 531 U.S. 70 (2000), and only three days earlier, had preliminarily halted the recount that was occurring in Florida. In a per curiam decision, the Court in Bush v. Gore ruled that the Florida Supreme Court''s method for recounting ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court also ruled that no alternative method could be established within the time limits set by the State of Florida. Three concurring justices also asserted that the Florida Supreme Court had violated Article II,
1, cl. 2 of the Constitution, by misinterpreting Florida election law that had been enacted by the Florida Legislature.