BUSH v. PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BD.

No. 00-836.

531 U.S. 70 (2000)

BUSH v. PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided December 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore B. Olson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Terence P. Ross, Douglas R. Cox, Thomas G. Hungar, Mark A. Perry, Benjamin L. Ginsberg, Michael A. Carvin, Barry Richard, John F. Manning, William K. Kelley, Bradford R. Clark, George J. Terwilliger III, Timothy E. Flanigan, and Marcos D. Jiménez. Joseph P. Klock, Jr., argued the cause for Katherine Harris et al., respondents under this Court's Rule 12.6, in support of petitioner. With him on the briefs were John W. Little III, Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, and Bill L. Bryant, Jr.

Paul F. Hancock, Deputy Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida. With him on the brief were Mr. Butterworth, pro se, and Jason Vail and Kimberly J. Tucker, Assistant Attorneys General. Laurence H. Tribe argued the cause for respondents Gore et al. With him on the briefs were David Boies, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Thomas C. Goldstein, Teresa Wynn Roseborough, James A. Orr, Andrew J. Pincus, Kendall Coffey, Jonathan S. Massey, and Peter J. Rubin. Samuel S. Goren, Edward A. Dion, and Tamara M. Scrudders filed a brief for respondents Broward County Canvassing Board et al. Bruce S. Rogow, Beverly A. Pohl, and Denise D. Dytrych filed a brief for respondent Palm Beach County Canvassing Board.*


Per Curiam.

The Supreme Court of the State of Florida interpreted its elections statutes in proceedings brought to require manual recounts of ballots, and the certification of the recount results, for votes cast in the quadrennial Presidential election held on November 7, 2000. Governor George W. Bush, Republican candidate for the Presidency, filed a petition for certiorari to review the Florida Supreme Court decision. We...

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