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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. Rehnquist
Justice Antonin Scalia
Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Anthony Kennedy (wrote the per curiam opinion)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting (Gore)
Justice John Paul Stevens
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice David Souter
Justice Stephen Breyer
Agreed Recount Method
was Unconstitutional
Justice David Souter
Justice Stephen Breyer
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Who were the parties in the US Supreme Court case Bush v Gore?
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.
Was Bush v Gore a decision by the US Supreme Court to decide who would be President?
Yes and no. The 5-4 US Supreme Court ruling in Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) didn't directly award the Presidential Election to George W. Bush, but the Court's decision to stop the manual ballot recount in Florida had that effect, and the justices knew it would have that effect because Bush was leading Gore in the State's popular election by a mere 537 votes when the case was appealed.The Supreme Court held a Florida Supreme Court recount of 70,000 disputed ballots violated the constitutional rights of Florida voters under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause because the counting method was arbitrary and inconsistent.When the US Supreme Court reversed the Florida Supreme Court, Bush was awarded Florida's 25 Electoral votes, giving him a total of 271 Electoral votes to Gore's 266, barely enough to put Bush in the White House.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Which legal case saw the Supreme Court apply the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause?
The 15th amendment
What is the name of the US Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 presidentail election?
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.
Can a person win the electoral college but lose the popular vote in a presidential election?
A candidate can win the state if he/she wins the electoral votes for the state. The famous case with Al Gore was that he won the popular vote in some states and not in others, which resulted in his not getting the majority of electoral votes overall.
What election did most recently a presidential candidate has won by fewer votes?
The last election was 2000, George W. Bush won despite losing to Al Gore in the popular vote by 543,895. There was a dispute on the electorates in Florida which lead to a Supreme Court case which halted a manual recount and declared Bush the winner. This decision got some controversy due to 2 of the Supreme Court judges having personal ties to the Bush campaign Bush received 50,456,002 votes 47.9% of the vote 271 electoral votes Gore received 50,999,897 votes 266 electoral votes 48.4% of the vote
How did the court assert the power of judicial review in the Bush v Gore case of 2000?
How did the Court assert the power of judicial review in the Bush v. Gore case of 2000?
What Disputed ballots in which state brought about the Bush v. Gore case?
During the 2000 US Presidential Election, the state of Florida had a ballot recount dispute. This dispute brought about the Bush v. Gore US Supreme Court case which determined that George W. Bush had won the election.
Who were the parties in the US Supreme Court case Bush v Gore?
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.
Disputed ballots in which state brought about the Bush v. Gore case?
Florida
What case ruled that not having a uniform method for recounting votes violated the candidates rights?
The case was George W. Bush, et al. vs. Albert Gore, Jr., et al., which was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on December 12, 2000.
What was the case number for Bush v Gore?
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.
Where was the event of George W Bush V Al Gore?
It was a Supreme Court Case decistion. George Bush beat Al Gore in Florida by one electoral vote. Gore, of course, wanted a recount and sued for it.Here is the Holding:"In the circumstances of this case, any manual recount of votes seeking to meet the December 12 "safe harbor" deadline would be unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Florida Supreme Court reversed and remanded."-Wikipedia
2000 election in Florida?
After the returns came in most states, it became apparent that Al Gore had won 500,000 more votes than George W. Bush nationwide, but the electoral vote would depend on which of the two candidates won the 25 disputed electoral votes of Florida. The Secretary of State of Florida, Katherine Harris, was a Republican, and certified that Bush had narrowly won the majority of votes in the state. But amid allegations of fraud, the Florida Supreme Court ordered a recount. Then Bush appealed to the United States Supreme Court. In the case of Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court ruled that yes there had been violations, but that Bush should be certified as the winner. As a result, Bush became President. The decision was hugely contraversial, especially since the second verdict had been split between the 5 conservative judges (in favour) and the 4 liberal judges (in dissent), so many Democrats accused the Supreme Court of voting for their preferred candidate. Outgoing President Bill Clinton condemned it as "one of the worst decisions the Supreme Court ever made" while Gore said that "for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession."
Was Bush v Gore a decision by the US Supreme Court to decide who would be President?
Yes and no. The 5-4 US Supreme Court ruling in Bush v. Gore, 531 US 98 (2000) didn't directly award the Presidential Election to George W. Bush, but the Court's decision to stop the manual ballot recount in Florida had that effect, and the justices knew it would have that effect because Bush was leading Gore in the State's popular election by a mere 537 votes when the case was appealed.The Supreme Court held a Florida Supreme Court recount of 70,000 disputed ballots violated the constitutional rights of Florida voters under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause because the counting method was arbitrary and inconsistent.When the US Supreme Court reversed the Florida Supreme Court, Bush was awarded Florida's 25 Electoral votes, giving him a total of 271 Electoral votes to Gore's 266, barely enough to put Bush in the White House.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What state determined outcome of the 2000 presidential election?
Florida. Florida, decided by a mere 537 votes, was the closest state of the 2000 presidential election, and it gave George Bush his win.
What caused the vote-count controversy in Florida in the 2000 election?
The electoral vote was extremely close in the election between Gore and Bush in 2000. It depended on Florida and Florida kept messing up so they had to keep redueing it. So eventually they found that Florida voted for Bush and Bush became President of the United States with an extremely close victory.
