Supreme-Court-Stay

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

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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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