United States Supreme Court - December 2000 Opinion Summaries

BUSH v. GORE

Constitutional Law, Elections
The absence of specific uniform standards for manual vote recounts, especially where the evidence shows that vote counting standards varied or changed...

GREENTREE FINANCIAL CORP.-ALABAMA v. RANDOLPH

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An order compelling arbitration and dismissing a party's underlying claims is a "final decision with respect to an arbitration" within the meaning of...

BUSH v. PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD

Civil Procedure, Elections
Florida Supreme Court decision mandating hand recount in 2000 presidential election has considerable uncertainty as to the precise grounds for the...