Florida 2000 : : A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election /

Florida 2000 : : A Sourcebook on the Contested Presidential Election / / 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 synthes...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Whitman, Mark,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©2003
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (349 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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