Bush v. Gore (2000) - Supreme Court Cases Series | Academy 4 Social Change
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The Court’s decision in Bush
The Court’s decision in Bush v Gore was in two parts. First, in a 7-2 Per Curiam opinion announced the day after arguments were made, Justices Stephen Breyer and David Souter joined the conservative justices and determined that the Florida decision violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, which states that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The Court claimed that Bush’s constitutional rights were violated since the standardless manual recount did not have legal precedent, therefore leading to “disparate treatment,” even if fair in theory.
The Court then decided that a constitutional recount could not be done in time to satisfy federal election law. This vote, however, was 5-4, with the conservative justices in the majority and all liberal justices dissenting. However, the decision was also Per Curiam, meaning the holding was limited only to Bush v. Gore (2000).
**Find a transcript, lesson plans, worksheets, and more at: academy4sc.org/topic/bush-v-gore-2000/
**Think Further Questions
1. Do you think that the involvement of people in the Bush or Gore inner circles in Florida had any influence on the outcome of the election?
2. Do you agree with both parts of the Court’s decision, only one, or neither?
3. Did the Florida Supreme Court create new election law as Chief Justice Rehnquist alleged?
**Contents
00:00 - Case
02:17 - Decision
03:29 - Dissent
04:07 - Impact
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