[ClintonBeGone]

This case went all the way through the Florida court system several times. It was given a quite unprecedented level of review even before it hit the federal courts.

No it wasn't. It was never given a de novo review, which means a full review of both the facts and the laws that were applied. Again, you have your facts wrong.

[antiRepublicrat]

It was never given a de novo review, which means a full review of both the facts and the laws that were applied.

It was never required to get a de novo review while in the state courts. It was supposed to get a de novo review of allegations of rights violations in federal court. The federal court reviewed de novo those allegations submitted to it and dismissed them.

Again, the federal court was never told to review the entire case from the beginning. Nor is such a review required by any law.