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Salon.com December 1, 2000 |
Florida high court throws out "butterfly ballot" suit Meanwhile, a circuit court judge allows the Seminole County case to continue, while the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments... |
Salon.com December 5, 2000 |
Seminole County case to go forward A judge agrees to hear the Democrats' argument to throw out thousands of absentee ballots, bolstering the vice president's belief that he still has a shot... |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 |
"The recount shall commence immediately" In a stunning victory for Al Gore, a divided Florida high court mandates a manual recount of all Florida undervotes. |
Salon.com November 29, 2000 |
Gore stays on the offensive The vice president will appeal a ruling against an immediate hand recount to the Florida Supreme Court... |
Salon.com December 6, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Stick a fork in him -- Gore's done The battles continue, but legal experts say the vice president's court challenges are all but insurmountable... |
Salon.com November 28, 2000 |
Bush, Gore file Supreme Court briefs GOP claims Florida high court violated Constitution by extending election certification deadline; Demo attorneys dismiss argument as "insubstantial"... |
Salon.com November 25, 2000 |
Harris certifies election results Florida's secretary of state officially certifies results that show Bush the winner of the election in the Sunshine State... |
Salon.com November 18, 2000 |
Bush camp starts bomb throwing The governor's 930-vote lead would be larger if Democrats hadn't conspired against military voters, says Bush team... |
Salon.com November 26, 2000 Jake Tapper |
The votes not counted The Bush team will call it fuzzy math, but here's how Gore backers add up the ballots for their man -- and how they hope to convince the courts they're right... |
Salon.com November 30, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Praying for Gore A whiff of desperation begins to permeate the Democratic ranks... |
Salon.com November 17, 2000 Anthony York |
Running out the clock Democrats charge Republicans with intentionally dragging their feet over recounts... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Florida follies Where every vote counts -- if it belongs to the right candidate. |
Salon.com November 30, 2000 |
Ballots arrive in Tallahassee The Florida Legislature approves a special session that could give the state to Bush without the court fight... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Anthony York |
The final four Will manual recounts continue in any of the contested counties? And if they do, will the results matter? |
Salon.com December 4, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Did the Gore team make its case? Most legal experts doubt Judge Sauls will overturn Florida canvassing boards and grant more hand counts... |
Salon.com November 9, 2000 |
Political war breaks out in Florida Democrats, claiming 20,000 voters were disenfranchised, demand hand recount of votes in four counties. GOP slams Gore camp for "politicizing and distorting" the recount... |
Reason March 2001 Richard A. Epstein |
George Bush won. But at what cost to the law? Constitutional litigation will return to normal, but the political battles are just getting started... |
Salon.com November 16, 2000 |
Florida court: Keep counting State Supreme Court says counties can proceed with hand count -- regardless of what secretary of state says... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 |
Latest Florida count shows Bush up by 300 Secretary of state gives manual-recount counties until 2 p.m. Wednesday to explain "facts and circumstances" that would justify amending their vote counts. |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Bending the rules boosted Bush totals Republicans objected to Democratic efforts to extend vote tally deadlines -- but pressed to change standards for absentee ballots... |
Salon.com November 9, 2000 John Lantigua |
Go figure How did a liberal, Jewish district end up casting a disproportionate share of votes for ultraconservative Pat Buchanan? |
Salon.com December 2, 2000 Jake Tapper |
As the wheels of justice turn Despite Judge Sanders Sauls' best efforts, the case over the Miami recount drags into Sunday. |
Salon.com December 5, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
The beginning of the end Monday's legal double whammy should turn out the lights for Al Gore... |
Salon.com April 4, 2001 Jake Tapper |
And the winner was? The Miami Herald's tally of Florida undervotes fails to yield a clear victor -- yet another reason the Gore team should have actually tried to "count every vote"... |
Salon.com November 17, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
Double blow for Bush Florida Supreme Court bars secretary of state from certifying results, and a circuit court denies Bush request to end manual recounts... |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 |
Uncharted territory Historians, law experts and pundits weigh in on the Florida Supreme Court's surprising decision to order recounts... |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 |
Gore offers statewide manual recount The vice president says he and Bush should meet "right away" and promises no further lawsuits... |
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Judge approves dimpled ballots In a victory for the Gore campaign, a Florida circuit judge gives the county canvassing boards permission to accept them. |
Salon.com November 28, 2000 Anthony York |
How manual recounts helped Bush In some Florida counties, election officials voluntarily hand-counted ballots that machines couldn't read -- exactly what Gore wants in Miami-Dade -- and the governor came out ahead... |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 Jake Tapper |
All eyes on Kennedy, O'Connor One nervous lawyer forgets which justice is which, but there's no question which ones are being studied most closely... |
Salon.com November 28, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Another supervisor scrutinized Seminole County prepares for its close-up, and an elections official faces accusations of needling Democrats and illegally abetting the GOP... |
Salon.com December 4, 2000 |
What the court rulings mean Were Monday's rulings in Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court a victory for Bush or Gore? Our experts weigh in... |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Recounts go on -- for now Florida's Supreme Court allows the tallying to continue -- but Secretary of State Harris says she won't accept new totals... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Katherine Harris lays down the law The Florida secretary of state says she might accept hand recounts -- but then again, she might not... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Florida Supreme Court takes center stage In a lively give-and-take, the state's justices get down to the nitty-gritty on hand recounts. |
Salon.com December 13, 2000 |
Split over the decision Two law professors offer two views of the Supreme Court ruling. Rotunda: The Florida court was acting like a psychic hot line; Raskin: The Supreme Court has disgraced itself... |
Salon.com November 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
The court comes through for Gore The recounts count, and dimpled chads might, too, but a menacing James Baker promises the GOP will fight back. |
Salon.com November 13, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
The disappearing ballots of Duval County More than 22,000 were tossed out in this Republican stronghold, but most of them were cast in minority, Democratic neighborhoods, and the Gore camp is crying foul... |
Salon.com December 9, 2000 Jake Tapper |
A sudden halt As counters in Tallahassee start to gain momentum, the Supreme Court tells them to go home... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Baker's bogus "compromise" Bush camp asks Gore to agree to suicidal terms -- Gore refuses! |
Salon.com November 13, 2000 Alicia Montgomery & Daryl Lindsey |
Gore: Democracy at stake; Bush camp: Gore breaks the law. The fight over the presidency continued to simmer in Florida Monday, with both candidates raising the ante from salvos to legal battles.... |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Gore's unexpected Republican aid The veep's chance for his latest appeal to the Florida Supreme Court comes from a new, GOP-backed state law... |
Salon.com November 13, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
Recount fight reverses partisan roles Republicans argue -- unsuccessfully -- for federal intervention, while Democrats make plea for states' rights... |
Salon.com December 13, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Bush's no-lose position The Florida Legislature created a Catch-22 for Gore -- and the U.S. Supreme Court smacked down his best chance to find a way out... |
Salon.com November 12, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Let the hand count continue Why are Bush's people defending the sovereign right of machines to count votes? Because they're afraid they'll lose their narrow edge if all Florida's ballots are counted... |
Salon.com March 5, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Did Bush camp encourage military personnel to vote after Election Day? In an excerpt from his new book, the author uncovers the down and dirty partisan scuffle to win the Florida recount battle -- and the presidency... |
Salon.com November 27, 2000 Jake Tapper |
In wartime, foes become friends Gore stages a casually upbeat chat with former rivals, spinning a near-victory in the Sunshine State... |
Salon.com November 19, 2000 |
Gore on the defensive The vice president dispatches running mate Joe Lieberman to Sunday talk shows to counter the latest GOP charges... |
Salon.com November 14, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
The legal endgame Court maneuvers in Florida mark the beginning of the end of this hotly contested presidential race -- but the play is far from over... |
Salon.com December 8, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Florida shocker Proving the experts wrong, a divided state Supreme Court breathes new life into Al Gore's presidential hopes. |