Oral Arguments - Dec. 1 Listen to NPR News coverage and analysis of the proceedings. Listen to the arguments. Read the transcript. See a photogallery of the protests outside of the courthouse. While George W. Bush will become president the Supreme Court might have lost some credibility.
Many people are still unsure whether the court did the right thing.
He says the decision is consistent with past high court rulings that bar states from treating voters in different counties differently. This presidential election divided voters nationwide, and according to yesterday's ruling, the US Supreme Court was likewise split over how Florida state determined its presidential votes. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports. Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution, about the U.S. Supreme Court's involvement in this year's presidential election, and comparisons to the court's role in American history. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the case of Bush versus Gore.