Category Archives: Bush v. Gore reflections

Bush v Gore Reflections

December 12, 2014, 3:59 pmBush v. Gore reflectionsRick Hasen

Today is the 14th anniversary of the decision marking the end of the 2000 election controversy. On the decision’s 10th anniversary, I posted a series of reflections on the case. You can find that and more at my Bush v. … Continue reading

On This Day: A Recount Ends

December 12, 2014, 3:52 pmBush v. Gore reflectionsRick Hasen

NYT: Hanging chads would be counted no more.

Bauer Doesn’t Like Linda Greenhouse’s Comparison of ACA Case to Bush v. Gore

November 17, 2014, 7:16 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

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Justice Ginsburg Reflects on Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and Shelby County

September 28, 2014, 8:04 pmBush v. Gore reflections, campaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TNR interview of the Justice by Jeff Rosen: JR: And you’ve discouraged separate concurrences. RBG: Yes. JR: Why is that? RBG: The experience I don’t want to see repeated occurred in Bush v. Gore. The Court divided five to four.… Continue reading

“Chris McDaniel has a friend, who thinks Bush v. Gore will help McDaniel win.”

September 21, 2014, 10:12 pmBush v. Gore reflectionsRick Hasen

NMissCommentor explains.

“Former Justices Aren’t Above Playing Politics; A call for constitutional change provokes critics.”

May 5, 2014, 7:13 amBush v. Gore reflections, campaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tony Mauro on the Justice Stevens testimony controversy.

Justice Ginsburg Comments on Number of Bush v. Gore Dissents

May 2, 2014, 7:50 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In this must-read Jess Bravin piece, there’s this: The importance of “one dissent instead of four” was driven home by Bush v. Gore, she said, when the court moved quickly in December 2000 to accept, hear and decide… Continue reading

Clinton Library Papers on 2000 Presidential Election/Bush v. Gore

March 14, 2014, 10:22 amBush v. Gore reflectionsRick Hasen

Doesn’t look like much interesting in these sets of documents released today: 2006-0221-F – 2000 Presidential Election Vote Count in Florida 2006-0226-F – Vice President Gore’s 2000 Presidential Campaign

“Secret Clinton memos to be released on Gore campaign, 2000 recount”

March 13, 2014, 3:25 pmBush v. Gore reflectionsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

Final Version Now Posted of “The 2012 Voting Wars, Judicial Backstops, and the Resurrection of Bush v. Gore”

December 14, 2013, 1:18 pmBush v. Gore reflections, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can download it here. The entire George Washington Law Review symposium issue in which this article will appear should post in the next few days. Here is the abstract for my piece: In 2000, some scholars predicted the… Continue reading

Justin Levitt: Don’t Ignore Bush v. Gore Bar Mitzvah

December 12, 2013, 12:08 pmBush v. Gore reflections, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here, at Pacific Standard.

Justice Ginsburg: If Supreme Court Didn’t Decide Bush v. Gore, House of Reps. Would Have Picked Bush

July 29, 2013, 5:42 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Fascinating interview also touching on electing judges (“dreadful”) and Congress reacting to Citizens United (“So if the Court makes a mistake of constitutional dimension, short of amending the Constitution is only the Court to correct its own errors, and that’s… Continue reading

Credit Where Credit is Due Dept

June 17, 2013, 5:42 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Credit Derek Muller for first noting the Supreme Court’s first citation of Bush v. Gore in today’s Arizona voting decision.

Bush v. Gore Cited for First Time by a Supreme Court Justice Since Case Decided in 2000

June 17, 2013, 10:04 amBush v. Gore reflections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Josh Blackman notes this line in a footnote in Justice Thomas’s dissent: “This Court has recognized, however, that “the state legislature’s power to select the manner for appointing [presidential] electors is plenary; it may, if it chooses, select the electors… Continue reading