Bush v. Gore 2000
Could Florida’s statewide manual recount in the 2000 presidential election continue?
531 U.S. 98 (2000)Voting and elections
- The question
- Could Florida’s statewide manual recount in the 2000 presidential election continue?
- What the Court held
- No. The recount’s varying standards violated equal protection, and there was no time to conduct one that complied.
- The vote
- 5–4. 7–2 that the recount raised equal protection problems; 5–4 that no recount could proceed.
- Read the opinion
- 531 U.S. 98 (2000), full text
This page summarizes the Court’s judgment in neutral terms. The opinion, concurrences and dissents are the authority; read them for the reasoning.