Was SC an appellant court in Gore vs Bush?
Was SC an appellant court in Gore vs Bush?
Yes, SCOTUS sat as an appellate court. The case, however, was Bush v. Gore, taken up from the Supreme Court of Florida.
https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep531098/
Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
GEORGE W. BUSH, ET AL., PETITIONERS v.
ALBERT GORE, JR., ET AL.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
[December 12, 2000]
PER CURIAM.
I
On December 8, 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered that the Circuit Court of Leon County tabulate by hand 9,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County.
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