Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate December 11, 2000
gptkbp:category gptkb:constitutional_law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
Election law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:531_U.S._98
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:date December 12, 2000
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:docketNumber 00-949
gptkbp:effect Effectively resolved the 2000 U.S. presidential election in favor of George W. Bush.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_W._Bush,_et_al._v._Albert_Gore,_Jr.,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy The Florida Supreme Court's scheme for recounting ballots was unconstitutional.
No alternative method could be established within the time limits set by Florida.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Per Curiam
gptkbp:predecessor election law cases
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Article_II_of_the_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Florida_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:subject gptkb:2000_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:votingSystem 5-4 (on remedy to stop the recount)
7-2 (on Equal Protection Clause violation)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5