The United States Supreme Court releases its 5-4 decision in the case of Bush v. Gore with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor providing the "swing vote".
The Court decision effectively ended the Florida recount of the presidential election. The decision led to the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States. Gore won the popular vote by 537,179 votes but Bush won 271 Electoral votes versus 266 for Gore, who conceded the following day. More