[jennychase]

FYI: Prior to the SCOTUS decision in Bush v. Gore, every federal court and every state supreme court had ruled for Gore over Bush every time until SCOTUS. Election contests only start next week, and the key procedural aspect of Bush v. Gore was it started as an election contest.— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) November 27, 2020

[CottonBall]

Interesting, I didn’t remember that

[sweetiepiezer]

FYI: Prior to the SCOTUS decision in Bush v. Gore, every federal court and every state supreme court had ruled for Gore over Bush every time until SCOTUS. Election contests only start next week, and the key procedural aspect of Bush v. Gore was it started as an election contest.— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) November 27, 2020

Good catch jenny.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/12/scotus-declares-bush-electoral-victor-dec-12-2000-1054202

Bush declared electoral victor over Gore, Dec. 12, 2000 - POLITICO
The decision ended a five-week standoff during which the issue of whether George W. Bush or Al Gore would succeed President Bill Clinton in the White House remained in doubt.
www.politico.com

[sweetiepiezer]

This table shows the composition of the United States Supreme Court, as of 2000.

Current Justices of the United States Supreme Court – 2000

No. Name Date of Birth Year Appointed Nominating
President

William Hubbs Rehnquist 1-10-1924
1972 & 1986
Chief Justice

Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan

John Paul Stevens 20-4-1920
1975
Gerald Ford

Sandra Day O’Connor 26-3-1930
1981
Ronald Reagan

Antonin Scalia 11-3-1936
1986
Ronald Reagan

Anthony M. Kennedy 23-7-1926
1988
Ronald Reagan

David Hackett Souter 17-9-1939
1990
George Bush

Clarence Thomas 28-6-1948
1991
George Bush

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 15-3-1933
1993
Bill Clinton

Stephen Breyer 15-8-1938
1994
Bill Clinton