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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.
President Bush' brother Zeb Bush.
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Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) was an unsigned Per Curiam decision that was intended as an exception, not precedent. The Court wrote, "Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances, for the problem of equal protection in election processes generally presents many complexities."
Bush won Ohio with 50% of the popular vote compared to 46% for Gore (Ralph Nader won 3%)
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.
In Bush v Gore, 531 US 98 (2000), the votes were split 5-4 along partisan lines, with the conservative justices voting to suspend the Florida vote recount, and the liberal justice voting to allow it to continue. The conservative justices unanimously supported George W. Bush in his 2000 bid for the presidency.Majority (Bush)Chief Justice William H. RehnquistJustice Antonin ScaliaJustice Clarence ThomasJustice Anthony Kennedy (wrote the per curiam opinion)Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorDissenting (Gore)Justice John Paul StevensJustice Ruth Bader GinsburgJustice David SouterJustice Stephen BreyerAgreed Recount Methodwas UnconstitutionalJustice David SouterJustice Stephen Breyer
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
How did the Court assert the power of judicial review in the Bush v. Gore case of 2000?
George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
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