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The Journey to a President

 
  Thirty-six days and dozens of court cases after Election Day, a president finally emerged from the legal fray. Read a recap of the long, strange trip that was Decision 2000.
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Interview: Court TV senior anchor Fred Graham discusses the Supreme Court—and his conversations with President Clinton and Chief Justice Rehnquist
The Final Days

Gore's concession
Bush's acceptance
High court invalidates recount
How might the decision affect the Supreme Court itself?
Hear the oral arguments
Read the text of the Supreme Court arguments
Florida legislature backs away
Election audio and video


Chat Transcripts

Court TV's Fred Graham on the endgame
Constitutional law professor A. E. Dick Howard analyzes the Supreme Court's decision
Alan Dershowitz has harsh words for the Supreme Court
Court TV's Fred Graham (Dec. 11)
Curtis Gans, director of the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate (Dec. 7)
Court TV anchor Fred Graham (Dec. 1)
Court TV anchor Fred Graham (Nov. 20)
Congressman Bob Barr, R-Ga. (Nov. 17)
Alan Dershowitz (Nov. 17)
Congressman John Shadegg, R-Ariz. (Nov. 16)
Congressman Jerrold Nadler D-N.Y. (Nov. 16)
Court TV anchor Alan Dershowitz (Nov. 15)
Court TV anchor Fred Graham (Nov. 14)
Court TV anchor Catherine Crier (Nov. 13)
Court TV news editor Jim Lyons (Nov. 10)
Roger Bruns, author of Almost History: Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in America's Past(Nov. 10)
Court TV senior anchor Fred Graham (Nov. 8)
The dueling political analysts, "The Two Bills" (Nov. 8)
Court TV's Florida bureau chief Aletse Mellado (Nov. 8)


Panel of election administrators call for Justice probe of 2000 election
Florida House of Representatives approves Bush electors (Dec. 12)
Florida Supreme Court denies appeal to throw out absentee ballots (Dec. 12)
The scene at the nation's highest court (Dec. 11)
U.S. Supreme Court halts recount (Dec. 9)
Florida legislature holds special session (Dec. 8)
Text of Florida legislature's resolution (Dec. 8)
Florida Supreme Court rules for Gore (Dec. 8)
Text of the Florida Supreme Court hearing (Dec. 7)
Federal appeals court rejects Bush appeal on hand counts (Dec. 6)
Hearing in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 5)
Florida Circuit Court Judge's N. Sanders Sauls' ruling denying recounts (Dec. 4)
Complete filings and orders on the U.S. Supreme Court's website
George W. Bush reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling (Dec. 4)
Gore lawyer David Boies reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Dec. 4)
High court sends case back to Florida (Dec. 4)
Listen to the historic Supreme Court audiotape (Dec. 1)
Read the text of the Supreme Court arguments (Dec. 1)
A night at the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 1)
Democrat playing key role on Bush legal team (Nov. 30)
Text of George W. Bush's reaction to the Florida Supreme Court ruling to accept hand counts (Nov. 22)
Text of Al Gore's reaction to the Florida Supreme Court ruling to accept hand counts (Nov. 21)
The Florida secretary of state: a Republican besieged — and insulted (Nov. 21)
Meet the justices: a profile of the Florida Supreme Court (Nov. 20)
Florida isn't the only state that's too close to call (Nov. 18)
Gore proposes, Bush disposes (Nov. 16)
Congressmen propose review of electoral college system (Nov. 15)
"Alan Dershowitz on the voters he's representing (Nov. 14)
Profile of Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis (Nov. 14)
Gore campaign recruiting lawyers to help with recount (Nov. 14)
Baker, Daley trade offers (Nov. 14)
Floridians living in Israel could affect election outcome (Nov. 14)
Florida's Democratic attorney general thinks the counting should continue (Nov. 14)
Florida's Republican secretary of state issues a statement on why the vote counting should end (Nov. 13)
A federal judge rejects George W. Bush's suit to halt manual vote-counting (Nov. 13)
Could renegade electoral college members take matters into their own hands?
President Hastert?
A Q&A; on the post-Election Day turmoil
Advocacy groups: Gore-Bush race skewed by curbs on ex-convict voting
Florida ballot confusion results in suits
On state ballots, voters reject abortion restrictions, assisted suicide
State rundown: View a chart on crime and justice proposals nationwide
Win the majority, lose the race? An electoral college primer
Where do the candidates stand on crime and justice issues? An Election 2000 special report
 
 
Decision 2000 has become a paper war of court filings. View the ammo:

  • The U.S. Supreme Court's decision (Dec. 12)
  • Florida Supreme Court responds to U.S. Supreme Court's remand (Dec. 11)
  • Gore's brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 10)
  • Gore's appendix brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 10)
  • Bush's brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 10)
  • Bush's appendix brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 10)
  • Florida Sec. of State Katherine Harris's brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 10)
  • U.S. Supreme Court order for a stay on vote counting (Dec. 9)
  • Florida Supreme Court ruling allowing manual vote counting (Dec. 8)
  • Seminole County ruling allowing absentee ballot counts (Dec. 8)
  • Martin County ruling allowing absentee ballot counts (Dec. 8)
  • Florida Supreme Court ruling ordering hand recounts (Dec. 8)
  • Seminole County ruling dismissing absentee ballot suit (Dec. 8)
  • Martin County ruling dismissing absentee ballot suit (Dec. 8)
  • Gore brief to the Florida Supreme Court on appeal of Leon County court decision to deny recounts (Dec. 6)
  • Bush brief to the Florida Supreme Court on Gore appeal of Leon County court decision to deny recounts (Dec. 6)
  • Bush supplemental brief to the Florida Supreme Court on U.S. Supreme Court remand—amended (Dec. 6)
  • Florida state legislature amicus brief to the Florida Supreme Court (Dec. 5)
  • Gore supplemental brief to the Florida Supreme Court on U.S. Supreme Court remand (Dec. 4)
  • U.S. Supreme Court ruling on vote counting (Dec. 4)
  • Text of Supreme Court oral arguments (Dec. 1)
  • Audio recording of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court (Dec. 1)
  • Gore's reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Nov. 30)
  • Bush's reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Nov. 30)
  • Bush's brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Nov. 28)
  • Gore's brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (Nov. 28)
  • Gore's brief to the Florida's Leon County Court contesting election results (Nov. 27)
  • Gore's petition to Fla. Supreme Court to force Miami-Dade to hand count (Nov. 23)
  • Fla. Supreme Court ruling delaying certification until after manual vote recounts (Nov. 21)
  • Bush's emergency motion questioning justices' authority (Nov. 21)
  • Al Gore's brief to the Florida Supreme Court (Nov. 18)
  • George W. Bush's reply (Nov. 19)
  • Al Gore's reply (Nov. 19)
  • Florida attorney general's brief (Nov. 18)
  • Katherine Harris's answer (Nov. 19)
  • Fla. Supreme Court's stay of vote certification (Nov. 17)
  • Judge Terry Lewis' denial of Gore's appeal (Nov. 17)
  • Fla. Supreme Court order allowing recounts to continue (Nov. 16)
  • Attorney general's response to Palm Beach petition
  • Bush's response to Palm Beach petition
  • Secretary of state's response to Palm Beach petition
  • Fla. Supreme Court ruling dismissing secretary of state's request to stop hand counts
  • Broward County's petition to continue hand count
  • Palm Beach notice that it intends to suspend counting until the Supreme Court rules
  • Palm Beach County's petition to continue hand count
  • Fla. attorney general's motion to consolidate suits
  • Fla. secretary of state's emergency motion to stop hand counts
  • Supplement to emergency motion (above)
  • Judge Terry Lewis' ruling on the 5 p.m. deadline and late returns
  • Gore lawsuit challenging Nov. 14 deadline (part one)
  • Gore lawsuit challenging Nov. 14 deadline (part two)
  • Volusia County suit challenging Nov. 14 deadline for election certification
  • U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks' ruling denying Bush's injunction request
  • Bush's motion to dismiss an injunction preventing Palm Beach county from certifying its vote
  • Bush's motion for an emergency injunction against more vote counting
  • New class action suit filed by Palm Beach citizens
  • The first Palm Beach suit, the controversial ballot
  • Florida election statute
  • Florida voting procedure statute
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