Behind the Scenes for Bush v. Gore

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Not sure if this is a dupe but there's a tremendous piece in this month's Vanity Fair that documents how the whole Bush v. Gore thing was even more fucked up than originally thought.

Here's some info from fortwayne.com -

WASHINGTON – The inscription on the front of the Supreme Court building says “Equal Justice Under Law,” but the court’s motto could just as easily be “What Happens Here, Stays Here.” In a town where confidential information travels fast, the justices protect their internal deliberations fiercely – and, usually, successfully.

But in the October issue of Vanity Fair magazine, former Supreme Court law clerks from the court’s 2000-01 term speak out – under cover of anonymity – about what they saw behind the scenes during the fateful case of Bush v. Gore.

That case, decided by a 5-4 vote, ended the contentious recount in Florida, thereby giving the presidency to George W. Bush.

Writers David Margolick, Evgenia Peretz and Michael Shnayerson recount the views of former clerks to liberal justices who opposed the ruling. Those clerks contend that the decision was an exercise in partisanship by conservative Republican justices.

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http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/9949251.htm

And here are links to the VF article itself (in PDF format)-
http://www.goldsteinhowe.com/blog/files/VFPart1.pdf
http://www.goldsteinhowe.com/blog/files/VFPart2.pdf