In the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore that ended the Florida recount, who actually petitioned the court to...

Question

... intervene? Gore's legal team, or Bush's?

Answer 1

As the question has been answered----the further question is did Gore receive due process?----with a ruling of "no relief"---if this is our Court system, is it not time to be revamped?

Answer 2

Bush.

Answer 3

At which level?

Gore sued Florida to demand a recount and Bush interpleaded to join the case, appealing it to the Supreme Court asking for an injunction to stop the recount.

Bush was granted a preliminary injunction. As a result, there was no time to finish the counting when the court ruled that the counting had been unfair and Gore had been denied due process. They ruled that although Gore had been injured, he could not get relief. Perhaps Gore would have won if his lawyers had demanded a full statewide recount using the "texas standard" from the start. Hard to say, though.

In most states and in federal court, the party who brought the case to the court (party who brought the appeal to the supreme court here) has their name first in the title of the case. There are some states that don't do this, but most do, and federal court always does.

Answer 4

Gore sued Florida for a recount.

After the election, several independent groups including the rather liberal Tribune Company performed their own recounts and verified the results.  Bush won Florida fair and square.