Florida 2000 : : A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election / / ed. by Mark Whitman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• HerausgeberIn: Whitman, Mark,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; PART I SETTING THE STAGE --; Introduction to Part 1 --; 1 Bad Intent --; 2 The Butterfly Debacle --; 3 Was Gore's Strategy in Florida Constitutional? The Forgotten Circuit Court Dissents --; PART 2 THE FIRST SHOWDOWN --; Introduction to Part 2 --; 4 Joint Brief of Vice President Gore and the Florida Democratic Party --; 5 Brief of Secretary of State Katherine Harris --; 6 Brief of Intervenor George W. Bush --; 7 Decision: Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris --; 8 Reactions to Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris --; 9 Comment: Was the Secretary Right About Manual Recounts? --; PART 3 COUNTING THE VOTES --; Introduction to Part 3 --; I o Delahunt v.Johnston: The Crucial Precedent? --; 11 Judge Charles Burton Testifies in Judge Jorge LaBarga's Court --; 12 Too Close to Call --; 13 Arguing About the Overseas Absentee Ballots --; PART 4 THE FIRST TRIP TO WASHINGTON --; Introduction to Part 4 --; 14 Brief of the Florida House and Senate, Amici Curiae --; 15 Testimony of Professor Bruce Ackerman --; 16 Before the U.S. Supreme Court: The Oral Argument --; 17 Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board --; 18 Reactions to Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board --; 19 More Supreme Than Court? The Fall of the Political Question Doctrine and the Rise of Judicial Supremacy --; PART 5 THE CONTEST --; Introduction to Part 5 --; 20 The Trial Testimony --; 21 Judge Sanders Sauls Decides Gore v. Harris --; 22 Four Justices Reverse Judge Sauls --; 23 Comment: Were Gore's Contest Claims Justified? --; PART 6 DENOUEMENT—RETURN TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT --; Introduction to Part 6 --; 24 The Bush Brief in Bush v. Gore --; 25 The Gore Brief --; 26 The Oral Argument --; 27 Final Judicial Opinions: Bush v. Gore --; 28 On Remand from the United States Supreme Court:The Brief That Never Was --; 29 Reactions to Bush v. Gore --; 30 Comment: Was the Court's Decision Sound and Principled? --; PART 7 CONCLUSION --; 31 The Whys and the Wherefores --; Appendix A: Chronology of the Bush-Gore Dispute --; Appendix B: The U.S. Presidential Election of 2000: Electoral and Popular Vote Totals by State --; Appendix C: Map of the Disputed State and Counties: Florida, 2000 --; Appendix D: Official Results in Florida by County --; Cases Cited --; Selected Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685855246; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685855246
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Mark Whitman.

Florida 2000 offers a clear, but also nuanced, account of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the disputed presidential election. Combining original sources with analyses, Mark Whitman traces the major developments in the Bush-Gore struggle. Section introductions and commentaries synthesize the often complex material, while editor's notes provide context for each selection. The appendixes include a comprehensive chronology of events, maps, and detailed election returns for both the state and the entire country.