Bush v. Gore

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Bush v. Gore is the landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively resolved the disputed presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore by halting the Florida recount.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
election law case
landmark decision
citation 531 U.S. 98
concurringJustice Anthony M. Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
Sandra Day O’Connor
William H. Rehnquist
constitutionalProvision U.S. Constitution, Amendment XIV
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
dateDecided 2000-12-12
decisionType per curiam opinion
dissentingJustice David H. Souter
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen G. Breyer
docketNumber 00-949
effect effectively resolved the 2000 U.S. presidential election in favor of George W. Bush
ended the manual recount of votes in Florida in the 2000 presidential election
fullName Bush v. Gore
holding no constitutionally valid recount could be completed by the relevant deadlines
the Florida Supreme Court’s method for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause
impact increased scrutiny of election administration and voting technology in the United States
legalIssue Due Process Clause
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
recount of votes in the 2000 presidential election in Florida
locationOfOralArgument Washington, D.C.
majorityOpinionBy Per curiam
majorityVote 5–4 on the remedy to halt the recount
7–2 on the Equal Protection violation
notableFor its controversial use of the Equal Protection Clause in election administration
its role in determining the outcome of a U.S. presidential election
its statement that the decision was limited to the present circumstances
petitioner George W. Bush
precedentStatus binding precedent on federal equal protection analysis of recount procedures
relatedElection 2000 United States presidential election
remedy stayed and effectively terminated the Florida recount
respondent Albert Gore, Jr.
stateCourtBelow Florida Supreme Court
stateInvolved Florida
subjectMatter election procedures in Florida
manual recount of ballots
topic election recounts
federalism
judicial intervention in elections
voting rights
yearDecided 2000

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Bush v. Gore fullName Bush v. Gore
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution keyCase Bush v. Gore
subject linked to: Fourteenth Amendment
Florida Supreme Court notableCase Bush v. Gore-related Florida recount litigation
linked to: Bush v. Gore
Equal Protection Clause basisFor Bush v. Gore
John Paul Stevens notableWork dissent in Bush v. Gore
linked to: Bush v. Gore
David H. Souter notableCase Bush v. Gore
Rehnquist Court landmarkDecision Bush v. Gore