The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore, the legal challenge to the Florida Supreme Court's issuance of a statewide recount. The 5-4 decision essentially ended all recounts in Florida, declaring Bush the winner in Florida and giving him the necessary 271 electoral votes to win the 2000 presidential election.
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