The Supreme Court decided the presidential election of 2000 on the grounds that a selective hand recount of disputed ballots in Florida violated the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore (2000) effectively resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush, ruling that the selective manual recount of ballots in Florida was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause because it lacked uniform standards.

The Supreme Court Decided the Presidential Election of 2000 on the Grounds