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How did the Court assert the power of judicial review in the Bush v. Gore case of 2000?
Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000)
The Judicial Branch.
It did not seem to be judicial activism as there wasn't a larger issue at hand. Rather, the final decision appears historically to be judicial partisanship.
In Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) George W. Bush was the petitioner; Al Gore was the respondent. The case involved manual ballot recounts in the State of Florida following the 2000 Presidential Election.
Florida
Docket (case) number: 00-949Citation for the case: Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000)Argued: December 11, 2000Decided: December 12, 2000Decision: 5-4, Bush, Per CuriamFor more information, see Related Questions, below.
President Bush' brother Zeb Bush.
Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) was issued as an unsigned Per Curiam decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.For more information, see Related Links, below.
Al Gore.
The 15th amendment
Bush won Ohio with 50% of the popular vote compared to 46% for Gore (Ralph Nader won 3%)