William Rehnquist

Supreme Court Delivers Partisan Bush v. Gore Decision with Corporate Legal Team Involvement

2000-12-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court issued a controversial 5-4 decision in Bush v. Gore that effectively awarded Florida’s 25 electoral votes to Republican candidate George W. Bush, ensuring his victory over Al Gore. The unsigned per curiam decision reversed a Florida Supreme Court request for a selective …

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Supreme Court Grants Bush Emergency Stay with Scalia's "Irreparable Harm" Logic

2000-12-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court grants George W. Bush’s request for an emergency stay to halt the Florida recount, with Justice Antonin Scalia arguing that counting votes would cause Bush “irreparable harm” by casting “a needless and unjustified cloud” over his legitimacy. This …

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