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Rountree, Clarke, 1958-

Judging the Supreme Court : constructions of motives in Bush v. Gore / Clarke Rountree. - 1 online resource (xvi, 510 pages). - Rhetoric and public affairs series . - Rhetoric and public affairs series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Judicial motives in American jurisprudence -- The road to Bush v. Gore -- The United States Supreme Court decides the election -- The dissent reconstructs majority action -- Reporters reconstruct the Supreme Court's action -- Editorialists reconstruct Bush v. Gore -- Scholars reconstruct the stay decision -- Scholars reconstruct how the court reached its decision -- Scholars reconstruct why the court reached its decision -- Scholars reconstruct who decided Bush v. Gore -- Scholars reconstruct when and where the court reached its decision and what it was doing -- Scholars reconstruct Rehnquist's concurring opinion -- Judging the Supreme Court and its judges.

ISBN: 9781609170936 (e-book)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bush, George W. 1946- --Trials, litigation, etc.
Gore, Al, 1948- --Trials, litigation, etc.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court --History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Contested elections--History.--United States
Political questions and judicial power--History.--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: KF5074.2 / .R68 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 347.73/26