Media Law Case

The 2000 case of Bush vs. Gore was the Supreme Court case to decide the outcome of the 2000 presidential election. More specific what the outcome would be in the state of Florida. It was between Governor George Bush and Vice president Al Gore. It ended up in the hands of the Supreme Court after each of the two party's fighting for the White House had both requested petitions to have the votes recounted more then once. The whole event was quite chaotic and finished when the Supreme Court step in when the recounts were going on again and stopped them from finishing stating that the recount would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. So the case went to Florida's Supreme Court, which could do nothing but throw the case out declaring George Bush the winner.

It is still relevant today because the Supreme Court made the pivotal decision that created the outcome of the election. I think the only thing that it has hurt with democracy is that it shows that a major decision like the presidency can be taken out of the hands of the people and decided by the courts. If anything it creates question on whether we are truly in charge of our country and raises questions about the importance of voting.