Category Archives: Bush v. Gore reflections
“Has the Court Learned Nothing From Bush v. Gore? Apparently Not”
David Kaplan NYT oped.
“As Supreme Court Weighs Election Cases, a New Life for Bush v. Gore”
Adam Liptak in the NYT.
“The Supreme Court Should Stay Out of State Election Law”
Akhil Amar, Vik Amar, and Neal Katyal NYT oped:
Just as they did in the infamous Bush v. Gore litigation in 2000, Republican lawyers are trying to get the Supreme Court to undermine state court rulings protecting voting rights… Continue reading
“Kavanaugh’s Bush v. Gore citation draws scrutiny ahead of another divisive election”
Bob Barnes for WaPo.
Historical Review Magazine Features Retrospectives on 20 Years After Bush v. Gore, Featuring Pieces by 5 of 6 Living Florida Supreme Court Justices
“Supreme Court is about to have 3 Bush v. Gore alumni sitting on the bench”
Joan Biskupic for CNN.
“How Amy Coney Barrett played a role in Bush v. Gore — and helped the Republican Party defend mail ballots”
WaPo:
Amy Coney Barrett was just three years out of law school, a 28-year-old associate at a boutique Washington law firm, when she was dispatched to Florida to help George W. Bush’s legal team rescue thousands of Republican absentee ballots.The… Continue reading
“Bush v. Gore’s Uniformity Principle and the Equal Protection Right to Vote”
This is a terrific new paper from Michael Morley (forthcoming, George Mason Law Review), though there are aspects I disagree with. Here is the abstract:
The U.S. Supreme Court cautioned in Bush v. Gore that its “consideration is limited to… Continue reading
Charles Zelden on Florida 2000: “Guest opinion: Legislatures picking electors to the Electoral College: It could not only happen, it almost did”
Op-ed:
On December 7, 2000, in the midst of the Florida recount crisis, Florida Senate President John McKay and Speaker of the House Tom Feeney announced that, “the Legislature would choose the electors, as permitted by the U.S. Constitution,… Continue reading
“How the 2000 Election Came Down to a Supreme Court Decision;As Florida’s electoral votes became too close to call, controversy ensued over hanging chads, dimpled chads and butterfly ballots.”
Timely from History.com.
Involved in and Have a Memory of Bush v. Gore? The Florida Supreme Court Library Wants to Hear from You
Check out the Election 2000 Memory Project.
“Could It Be Bush v. Gore All Over Again? The scenarios that keep me up at night.”
Linda Greenhouse NYT column.
“Al Gore: If Trump Refuses to Concede, the Military Would Run Him Out”
The Daily Beast reports. Gore also offers some thoughts on why he conceded after the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore.