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High court trying to leave election decision behind.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
WASHINGTON _ As President Bush marks his first 100 days in office, debate still roils around the U.S. Supreme Court, whose 5-4 decision Dec. 12 halted the Florida recount and effectively declared Bush the winner.
Some political commentators say the court has found some cover in the results of a Herald-sponsored review of uncounted ballots that showed that had the court not acted, Bush still would have been declared the winner in Florida.
However, 139 days after the court issued its 10 p.m. decision, friction still persists among justices and their clerks, according to four former clerks who watch the court closely.
But in the months since the December election drama, the court is hearing cases at the same pace that it did last year, although it has issued fewer major decisions.
"The court seems to have moved on, and they've shown some flexibility in recent decisions," said Joel Gora, a Brooklyn Law School professor.
Several decisions were victories for civil liberties groups. An important ruling last month allowing a redrawn congressional district to stand benefits black and Hispanic House members _ many of whom blasted the court's handling of Bush vs. Gore.
And contrary to some critics' predictions in December, the court has not been the target of a great public outcry.
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