Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorney Ted Olson speaks to the media following oral arguments on the Florida vote recount case in the Bush v. Gore case at the U ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court effectively decided that George W. Bush would become president — the judicial equivalent of a ...

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Election night Nov. 7, 2000 was just the beginning of a 36 day showdown to decide the next president of the United States. Florida's 25 electoral votes would determine the outcome. Vice President Al ...

On the night of the 2000 presidential election, as the counting began in a tight race between Texas Gov. George W. Bush and incumbent Vice President Al Gore, it all came down to Florida. And then, all ...

(FindLaw) -- One of the many "if only" questions of this historic, now-resolved election is this: If only the Florida Supreme Court had handled the situation differently, might the U.S. Supreme ...

On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court effectively decided that George W. Bush would become president — the judicial equivalent of a coup d’etat. The court accomplished this by stopping a recount of the ...

Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General Who Argued Bush v. Gore, Dies Despite being known as a conservative lawyer, Olson notably teamed up with his opposing counsel in the Bush case, David Boies, to ...