The votes that counted : how the court decided the 2000 presidential election / Howard Gillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillman, Howard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contested elections--United States--History.

Contested elections.

Trials--United States.

Trials.

History.

United States.

Contested elections--Florida--History.

Trials--Florida.

Presidents--United States--Election--2000.

Presidents.

Gore, Al, 1948---Trials, litigation, etc.

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946---Trials, litigation, etc.

Florida.

Local Subjects:

Gore, Al, 1948---Trials, litigation, etc.

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946---Trials, litigation, etc.

Genre:

Trial and arbitral proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 301 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Summary:

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChronology of EventsIntroduction: Courts and the Political Challenge of Election 20001. Who Won? The Election Goes to Court2. Changing the Rules? The Florida Supreme Court, Round One3. A Shot across the Bow: The U.S. Supreme Court Enters the Fray4. Gore's Last Chance: The Florida Supreme Court, Round Two5. The Dam Breaks: Five Justices Pick a President6. The Politics behind the Votes That CountedAppendixesA. Provisions of the U.S. Constitution Relating to Election 2000 LitigationB. Provisions of Federal Statutory Law Relating to Election 2000 LitigationC. Provisions of Florida Election Law Relating to Election 2000 LitigationD. Highlights of Major Cases in the 2000 Presidential Election DisputeNotesSelected BibliographyTable of CasesIndex

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.

ISBN:

0226294072

OCLC:

47013116