If Justice Stevens saw fit to tie Bush v. Gore to the partisan gerrymandering cases now, why did he not see fit to do so in his dissents in cases involving partisan gerrymandering. No Supreme Court Justice has cited the… Continue reading
You can watch the video address to the American Law Institute via CSPAN.
Here is a brief synopsis. He began by describing the facts of Bush v. Gore, focusing heavily on “dimpled chad” and “hanging chads.”
He then criticizes some… Continue reading
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, St. Louis University Law Review symposium on teaching election law). Here is the abstract:
This short essay, part of a symposium in the St. Louis University Law Review on teaching election law,… Continue reading
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, ending the Florida recount and handing the 2000 presidential to George W. Bush. Here is a link to the reflections in this series:
Lyle Denniston, That … Continue reading
Here is a guest post in my Bush v. Gore reflections series from Nate Persily.
Bush v. Gore in the American Mind
Nate Persily
On this tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore it is… Continue reading
Here is a guest post in my Bush v. Gore reflections series from NYU’s Rick Pildes.
That Night Ten Years Ago
Rick Pildes
I can recall vividly where I was when the Court handed down its decision that night:… Continue reading
Here is a guest post in my Bush v. Gore reflections series from Yale’s Heather Gerken.
Rethinking the 2000 Fiasco
Heather Gerken
I’ve changed my mind about what happened during the 2000 presidential election. Like most people, I was… Continue reading
Here is the first of a series of reflections I’ll be posting about the tenth anniversary of Bush v. Gore. This one comes from one of the most thoughtful Supreme Court reporters, SCOTUSBlog’s Lyle Denniston.
That night at the… Continue reading
Another must read post from Ned Foley, who has an interesting connection between BvG and Reynolds v. Sims, as well as Justice Harlan’s largely forgotten dissent in Taylor v. Beckham and the 1948 election between LBJ and Coke Stevenson-