Final Arbiter

At the University of Akron, Christopher P. Banks is Associate Professor of Political Science and author of Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court; David B. Cohen is Assistant Professor of Political Science and coeditor (with John W. Wells) of American National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism; and John C. Green is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the editor of numerous books, including The Politics of Ideas: Intellectual Challenges Facing the American Political Parties (coedited with John Kenneth White), also published by SUNY Press.

• LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES PREFACE 1. Bushed and Gored: A Brief Review of Initial LiteratureJohn C. Green PART I. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES 2. The Politics of Constitutional Choices in Light of Bush v. Gore (2000)Christopher P. Banks 3. Bush v. Gore and the Distortion of Common Law RemediesTracy A. Thomas 4. Bush v. Gore and Equal Protection: A Unique Case?Joyce A. Baugh 5. Political Equality after Bush v. Gore: A First Amendment Approach to Voting RightsDaniel P. Tokaji 6. Bush v. Gore's Place in the Rehnquist Court's Federalism OeuvreAnn Althouse PART II. POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES 7. Governing after Bush v. Gore: The Challenges of Competitive PartisanshipCharles O. Jones 8. Who Needs a Mandate? The Election 2000 Hullabaloo and the Bush Administration's Governing AgendaBrian J. Gerber and David B. Cohen 9. Election 2000 and the Future of Electoral Administration: Gauging the Impact of Bush v. Gore on State-Level Electoral ReformDonald Edward Greco 10. Election 2000 and Its Impact on Campaign StrategyAndrew E. Busch 11. The Impact of Bush v. Gore and Election 2000 on the Judicial Selection ProcessJohn Anthony Maltese 12. Testing the Limits of Democracy: Pragmatic Legitimacy and the Election of 2000John W. Wells 13. Reliving Groundhog Day? The 2004 Presidential Election and the Legacy of Bush v. GoreDavid B. Cohen and Christopher P. Banks LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS INDEX