Breaking the deadlock
Subtitle: the 2000 election, the constitution, and the courts
By: Richard A. Posner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780691090733
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Kiesrecht; Präsidentenwahl; Supreme Court (VS); Justiz; Contested elections; Procès; Contentieux électoral; Presidentskandidaten; Law; Presidents; Présidents; Election (2000); Election; Political aspects; USA / Präsident; Verkiezingsuitslagen
Description: Judge Posner surveys the history and theory of American electoral law and practice, analyzes which Presidential candidate "really" won the popular vote in Florida, surveys the litigation that ensued, evaluates the courts, the lawyers, and the commentators, and ends with a blueprint for reforming our Presidential electoral practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Road to Florida 2000 --; title: The Deadlocked Election --; title: The Postelection Struggle in the Courts --; title: Critiquing the Participants --; title: Consequences and Reforms.