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What if Bush v. Gore Went the Other Way?

“Get over it!” is the advice from Justice Antonin Scalia. Ten years ago this weekend, the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to the recount in Florida, which gave the state's electoral votes to George W....

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On the Anniversary of the Bush v. Gore Decision

Ten years ago today, my idealism died. On that cold December day, as I stood in the Tallahassee frost, the United States Supreme Court became, for me, a political body, instead of the neutral,...

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Supreme Court Lessons: Justice Stephen Breyer on American Democracy

Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on theBrian Lehrer Show, Stephen...

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Opinion: Supreme Court is No Longer Part of the Solution

Conservatives will say that liberals started it with the activist decisions of the Warren Court, by "borking" Robert Bork and through the "high-tech lynching" of Clarence Thomas. Liberals will say...

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Bush v. Gore 13 Years Later; Who Smokes Pot; Joe Lhota

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has said that perhaps the high court should not have taken up Bush v. Gore. Hear what her comments tell us about the 5-4 decision, public opinion, and...

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Sandra Day O'Connor's Doubts on Bush v. Gore

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has said that she has doubts about whether the court should have taken up Bush v. Gore. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times, explains...

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Retro Report: The Fallout From Bush V. Gore Continues

Click on the audio player above to hear this interview. Why does choosing the next president take so long? Why is it so messy? This week, our partners with the Retro Report documentary team are...

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