Twenty-five years after Florida became the epicenter of one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, the key figures who lived through the 36-day battle that decided the ...
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On the night of the 2000 presidential election, as the counting began in a tight race between Texas Gov. George W. Bush and incumbent Vice President Al Gore, it all came down to Florida. And then, all ...
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...
In advance of the release of his memoir, Life, Law & Liberty, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy sat down with Adam Liptak of the New York Times for an interview. The book discloses (or perhaps confirms) ...
On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court effectively decided that George W. Bush would become president — the judicial equivalent of a coup d’etat. The court accomplished this by stopping a recount of the ...