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Bush V. Gore (2000)

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court held that Florida's scheme for recounting presidential election ballots was unconstitutional. The case effectively handed the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, making him the 43rd president of the United States.



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