George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.

Decided December 12, 2000. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-949 · 531 U.S. 98 (2000) · Cited 553 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• McPherson v. Blacker · 146 U.S. 1 (1892)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347 (1964)
• Lehman Brothers v. Schein · 416 U.S. 386 (1974)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• General Motors Corp. v. Romein · 503 U.S. 181 (1992)
• Moore v. Ogilvie · 394 U.S. 814 (1969)
• Smiley v. Holm · 285 U.S. 355 (1932)
• Gurley v. Rhoden · 421 U.S. 200 (1975)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Mullaney v. Wilbur · 421 U.S. 684 (1975)
• Bishop v. Wood · 426 U.S. 341 (1976)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Sumner v. Mata · 449 U.S. 539 (1981)
• Anderson v. Celebrezze · 460 U.S. 780 (1983)
• Victor v. Nebraska · 511 U.S. 1 (1994)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Cooper v. Aaron · 358 U.S. 1 (1958)
• McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
• United States v. Butler · 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
• Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc. · 511 U.S. 298 (1994)
• Gray v. Sanders · 372 U.S. 368 (1963)

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• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)
• Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. · 570 U.S. 1 (2013)
• Trump v. Anderson · 601 U.S. 100 (2024)

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