Bush, George W.
The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore sparked widespread criticism among law teachers, who felt that the court's majority opinion lacked convincing reasons for its conclusion. The court's failure to persuade with its decision-making process has serious implications for the legitimacy of its
Bush, George W.
As the country waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court's decision on the presidential election, many Americans are losing faith in the fairness of the electoral process. A lunchtime crowd at a downtown restaurant in one city seemed to have already given up on the idea of
Florida. Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court's 4-to-3 majority navigated with evident care around the two major obstacles posed by Monday's order from the United States Supreme Court, showing that a decision to order further recounts was compelled by the Florida election code and grounded in choices made and
Florida. Supreme Court
The presidential election outcome is shrouded in uncertainty as the dispute over the Florida vote count continues, with the Florida Supreme Court set to order further recounting of ballots under the court's order. If the recounting process leads to a tally favoring Vice President Al Gore, it could
Bush, George W.
The Florida Supreme Court's 4-3 decision to manually recount thousands of ballots in Miami-Dade County and potentially other counties has cast a new level of uncertainty over the presidential election between Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush. The decision, which could take several weeks to
Bush, George W.
A bitterly divided Florida Supreme Court has issued a four-to-three opinion, ordering an immediate manual recount of disputed ballots across the state, citing the need for fairness and accountability in the democratic process. The decision reverses a lower court's ruling and sets the stage for a potentially contentious
Bush, George W.
As the US presidential election unfolds, two aspiring leaders, Al Gore and George W. Bush, reveal themselves in ways that neither had to during the campaign. The process by which leadership images get imprinted on the public mind is a crucial aspect of the presidential election, and both candidates'
Bush, George W.
Following the certification of Governor George W. Bush as the winner in Florida, Democrats are mounting a fierce defense of Al Gore, with many prominent party figures now willing to stand behind their presidential nominee. The certification, announced on November 11, has given Republicans a key argument that Bush is
Harris, Katherine
The recount of overseas absentee ballots in Florida's presidential election has devolved into chaos, with county officials applying vastly different standards to decide which votes to count and which to discard. The confusion stems from a directive by Secretary of State Katherine Harris, which stated that overseas ballots
Bush, George W.
The 2000 US presidential election has come to a head in Florida, with both Al Gore and George W. Bush locked in a bitter contest over the state's electoral votes. The media frenzy surrounding the election has painted a picture of a nation torn apart by partisan divisions,
Harris, Katherine
Palm Beach election officials voted to go ahead with a second countywide manual recount of 462,657 ballots, a process that Democrats believe could give them a better chance of putting Al Gore in the White House. The decision was made after a day of conflicting legal maneuvers and advice
Bush, George W.
The battle for the presidency between Al Gore and George W. Bush took a dramatic turn yesterday as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris announced compliance with a state judge's order to consider results of further recounts in the disputed presidential election. Despite Harris's decision, the
