Word: connor
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...with pressure mounting for Gore to concede, it was far from clear that Boies had convinced either Justice Anthony Kennedy or Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who are generally considered moderates but sided with Bush on Saturday...
...Connor and Kennedy seemed skeptical of approving a recount...
...Connor warned of a "big red flag" in election law that seemingly requires courts to defer to the legislative branch, and Kennedy pointedly questioned recount standards that would vary from "table to table and county to county...
...simplest terms possible, the Court reversed the Florida Supreme Court decision; seven Justices (Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist, Kennedy, O'Connor, and, with reservations, Breyer and Souter) agreed there were constitutional problems with the recount ordered by the Florida court - specifically the requirements of due process and equal protection. Justices Stevens and Ginsberg argued the case should never have been accepted by the Court...
...trial, there was little evidence of any vote-switching - Souter, Breyer, Ginsburg and Stevens seemed fairly convinced of the importance of a recount and primarily concerned about establishing a workable counting standard. Scalia seemed prepared to dismiss the contest altogether, while Kennedy and O'Connor appeared genuinely troubled by the implications - for voters as well as the candidates - any decision might bring...