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....
View ArticleOn 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,...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticleBush 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...
View ArticleSandra 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...
View ArticleRetro 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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