Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 4, 2000
Court Battle
The Florida Supreme Court's decision allowing the hand recounts of votes is unquestionably correct.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The Florida Supreme Court's decision allowing the hand recounts of votes is unquestionably correct as a matter of Florida law. Florida's statutes expressly provide for candidates to request hand recounts. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that effectuating this law requires time for the recounts to ...
The Florida Supreme Court's decision allowing the hand recounts of votes is unquestionably correct as a matter of Florida law. Florida's statutes expressly provide for candidates to request hand recounts. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that effectuating this law requires time for the recounts to ...
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