Credit Where Credit is Due Dept
Credit Derek Muller for first noting the Supreme Court’s first citation of Bush v. Gore in today’s Arizona voting decision.
Category Archives: Bush v. Gore reflections
Bush v. Gore Cited for First Time by a Supreme Court Justice Since Case Decided in 2000
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
“Stevens: Rationale for Bush v. Gore was ‘unacceptable’; The former Supreme Court justice speaks out on John Roberts and the case that decided the 2000 election.”
Salon reports (via How Appealing).
Bob Bauer on Briffault, Michael McConnell, Justice O’Connor
Bauer on Briffault on coordination:
Maybe the issue is indeed one of appearances, but appearances, the “look” of things, can’t carry the work of revising the standard of constitutionally protected “independence.” Professor Briffault sets as his goal the higher ambition… Continue reading
“No, Democrats Did Not Just Want to ‘Count All the Votes’ in the 2000 Election”
Megan McArdle blogs.
She’s right. I cover this issue in Chapter 1 of The Voting Wars.
“Justice O’Connor Regrets”
“On Bush v. Gore, O’Connor Belatedly Regrets”
Liptak on Lehrer Discussing SOC on BvG
“Constitution Check: Was the court wrong in agreeing to decide and in its ruling in Bush v. Gore?”
“Who’s Sorry Now?”
Linda Greenhouse on the Justice O’Connor BvG comments.
“Sandra Day Late: Retired Justice O’Connor regrets the Supreme Court’s lurch to the right. So why didn’t she stay and prevent it?”
Emily Bazelon muses on Justice O’Connor’s Bush v. Gore regrets.
“Sandra Day O’Connor: H.W. Bush Victory Was ‘Vital for the Court’; An old letter suggests she too once saw the Supreme Court as a political body.”
Linda Hirshman writes for TNR.
The Onion Talks to “Real” People About Justice O’Connor’s Regrets Over Bush v. Gore
Here. My favorite: “She should give herself a break. I mean, who hasn’t made a mistake when adjudicating a landmark case?”
Quote of the Day
“When the Supreme Court first got involved I was shocked because Bush’s petition was moot. He had been certified the winner. I thought the justices would simply abate their action, and I was surprised they did not.”
—Former Florida … Continue reading