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The Florida Long Count: Court Rulings

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• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Leon County Circuit Court — formal contest of election results
• Florida Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court — request for federal injunction to stop hand counts
• Supreme Court — Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
  (appeal of Florida Supreme Court ruling extending the recount deadline)
• Supreme Court — Bush v. Gore (separate page)

Lower Courts

Seminole County and Martin County (separate page)

Palm Beach County Revote
• No revote in Palm Beach
  Alicia Montgomery, Salon, 20 November 2000

11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Appeal by Gore team of ruling on late absentee ballots
• Appeals court upholds disputed military ballots in Florida election
  Associated Press (in CNN), 11 December 2000

Bush lawsuit on recounting only selected counties
• In a Decision Soon to Be Overshadowed, Appellate Judges Refuse to Stop the Recounts
  Kevin Sack, New York Times, 10 December 2000

On appeal, Bush injunction to stop hand counts
• Text of denial of injunction on appeal
  Touchston v McDermott, U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 17 November 2000

Leon County Circuit Court

Judge Sanders N. Sauls
• Judge in Case That Gore Lost Had Run-Ins With Justices (N. Sanders Sauls)
  David Barstow And Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 8 December 2000

Contest Hearing
• David Boies comments on Judge Sauls' ruling
  New York Times, 5 December 2000
• Gore's Lawyer, Steamrollered, Looks at Bright Side
  Michael Cooper, New York Times, 5 December 2000
• Gore Loses Florida Recount Case; Puts Last Hope in State High Court
  David Firestone, New York Times, 5 December 2000
• A big, Southern-fried "no"
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 4 December 2000
• Gore and Bush Lawyers Close Arguments Over Florida Tally
  David Firestone, New York Times, 4 December 2000
• Hesitations, Introductions and Objections All Contribute to Sluggish Pace
  David Barstow and Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 3 December 2000

Statements
• Lieberman's Comments on the Count
  New York Times, 27 November 2000
• Statements on the Certification of Florida's Votes
  New York Times, 27 November 2000

News Reports
• What to watch on Florida court dockets
  Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor, 4 December 2000
• Gore Insists That He Must Persevere, but Says an End Is in Sight
  Adam Clymer, New York Times, 27 November 2000
• New Battle Lines Drawn After Florida Certification
  Richard L. Berke, New York Times, 27 November 2000
• A tide of partisan poison engulfs America
  Ed Vulliamy, Observer (UK), 26 November 2000
• Each Side Blames Other for Delay in Reaching Official Outcome
  John M. Broder, New York Times, 28 November 2000
• Comments from Gore on the Florida Election
  New York Times, 29 November 2000

Florida Supreme Court

External site: Florida State Courts home page
(links to current cases and rulings)

Appeal of Rulings on Seminole Cty & Martin Cty Absentee Ballots
• Florida Supreme Court Rejects 2 Appeals by Gore Backers
  Michael Cooper, New York Times, 13 December 2000

Appeal of Judge Sauls' Ruling on Contest
• Gore's unexpected Republican aid
  Eric Boehlert, Salon, 7 December 2000
• Florida Supreme Court Moves Quickly to Hear Gore Contest of Presidential Election
  David Firestone, New York Times, 6 December 2000

Florida Supreme Court Ruling That Hand Counts May Continue
• Recounts go on — for now
  (legal analysis from former Florida Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan)
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 15 November 2000

Florida Supreme Court Ruling that Secretary of State Must Accept Recount Totals
Briefs and Transcripts
• Transcript of Florida Supreme Court hearing, 20 November 2000
  St. Petersburg Times, 20 November 2000

News Reports and Analyses

• Gore Lawyers Argue That Hand Recounts Are Best Way to Gauge Voters Intent
  Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, 19 November 2000
• An Evolving Legal Maze
  Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 20 November 2000
• Florida Supreme Court takes center stage
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 21 November 2000
• The court comes through for Gore
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 22 November 2000
• Decision Hews to Lines of Gore Team's Position
  Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 22 November 2000
• Florida Court Backs Hand Recounts and Orders Vote Deadline of Monday
  Todd S. Purdum And David Firestone, New York Times, 22 November 2000
• Bush Camp, Outraged, Vows to Seek Recourse to Ruling
  Frank Bruni, New York Times, 22 November 2000

U.S. District Court

Bush injunction to stop hand counts
• News Analysis: Strange Bedfellows
  (Bush's petition to overrule state law vs. Republican support for states' rights)
  Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 13 November 2000
• Text of Bush campaign's injunction to stop hand counts
  (reprinted in the Washington Post)

Supreme Court

Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
• What the Supreme Court ruling means
  (from various legal experts), Salon, 4 December 2000
• The Broad Virtue in a Modest Ruling
  Cass R. Sunstein, New York Times, 5 December 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Florida election dispute
  Greta Van Susteren, CNN, 4 December 2000
• Supreme Court sets aside extended deadline
  Salon, 4 December 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court: "The case is submitted"
  Jake Tapper, Salon, 1 December 2000

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