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President George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore,(2000).
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presided over the Court in 2000. President Nixon appointed Rehnquist to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in 1972, and President Reagan elevated him to Chief Justice in 1986. Rehnquist lead the Court until his death in 2005.
Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000)
The first US Presidential election that required US Supreme Court intervention was in 2000, when the Court was called upon to render a decision about Florida election procedure in the case Bush v. Gore, (2000).As a result of the Supreme Court's decision, Florida was forced to stop recounting ballots, resulting in George W. Bush winning the popular vote and all of Florida's electoral votes, awarding Bush the presidency.
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For one, they usurped the people's vote, in Bush v. Gore, by deciding 5-4 that Bush should be President of the U.S. in the year 2000.
Typically, none.The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) traditionally administers the Oath of Office to the President-elect on Inauguration Day, but neither the justices nor the Court participate in the election process.In the case of Bush v. Gore, (2000), however, the Supreme Court's decision to stop Florida vote recounts on the somewhat dubious grounds that the recount violated Bush's 14th Amendment Equal Protection rights, resulted in the Court preempting the electorate in determining who won the popular vote.For more information on Bush v. Gore and the 2000 Presidential election, see Related Questions, below.
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On December 9, 2000, Bush asked for and was granted a stay of execution of the Florida Supreme Court's order, preventing the state from completing the recount by the December 12 "safe harbor" deadline. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000)