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>"U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks declined to grant an injunction against the continued recounts sought by the Republicans, saying the question belongs in state court. “While I share a desire for finality, I do not believe it is served” by involving a federal court, he said after hearing arguments from lawyers representing Bush and Gore."


The court allowed the recount. That has nothing to do with the Secretary of State certifying the results when they pass the Tuesday deadline. That will be another fight. Certification deadlines are a state law issue, not a constitutional one.