Bush+v+Gore

Background: Decided the Presidential election of 2000 by concluding that the handling of florida's recount was unconstituional based on the 14th amendment of the constituion. This was based on the extremely close election between George W. Bush and Albert Gore that went into the first part of December.

Dates: Argued December 11, 2000 Decided December 12, 2000

Outcome: 5-4 in favor of Bush and the election

Aftermath: Bush was ahead at the point to hault counting and was handed the election with 271 electoral votes. Those who favored the outcome argued that Gore filled the wrong suite evn if he had won more votes after the final count. While opponents argued that with any election this close all ballots must be recounted for absolute assurance and thus Gore should have been President. Bush was sworn in one month later:(

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