Apparently the Florida Supreme Court temporarily barred Florida Secratery of State Harris from certifying the results of the election even though they had not been asked to do so by the Democrats. How is this done? Can a judge wake up one day and decide that so-and-so is likely to violate the law, and issue an injunction concerning his behaviour in this matter? Or is it only because the Gore team had already appealed the District Court ruling? Or would it be even if they were merely about to? (I’m unsure of the timing).
You might want to check out this thread:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47243
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