Abstract from the editors

Professor Hans A. Linde addresses the continued importance of individual states' laws in the United States of America. As an example, he shows the intertwining of federal and state laws concerning U.S. presidential elections. Then, Linde gives a detailled analysis of the legal issues arising from the presidential election of 2000 (George W. Bush v. Al Gore) and of the judgments by the Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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• A. The election
• B. The Florida Supreme Court takes over
• C. The U. S. Supreme Court ends the recounts
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• Appendix