MICHAEL HOLMES, WORLD NEWS: Both Bush and Gore are traveling down several legal avenues as they seek the road to the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court is one of those avenues. Bob Franken previews the choices that the nine Supreme Court justices now face.</s>BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): While the two sides nervously waited, the Supreme Court justices reportedly worked over the weekend. While they don't usually act quickly, they have. And most feel they will this time.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that they will decide the case, and I think it will be soon.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would be surprised if it was longer than this week.</s>FRANKEN: Basically, there are three choices. A decision in favor of George Bush that Florida supreme court justices overstepped their authority when they allowed the recount to go forward. A decision that favors Al Gore that the state justices acted within their authority. Or a decision not to decide because the high court's order to proceed was overtaken by subsequent events in Florida. The court would, in effect, make no ruling. That would also favor Gore. The U.S. Supreme Court would be leaving undisturbed the action by the Florida supreme court. Still, both sides would claim victory.</s>LAURENCE TRIBE, GORE CAMPAIGN ATTORNEY: Well, if it does, we've achieved our goal which was -- originally we said we didn't think there was any reason for the Supreme Court to get involved.</s>THEODORE OLSON, BUSH CAMPAIGN ATTORNEY: Well, they may not decide the case, and I don't predict what the Supreme Court is going to do. If they don't decide the case at all, George W. Bush has been certified as the winner of the election in Florida. And of course, that is a satisfactory result.</s>FRANKEN (on camera): The Supreme Court has issued orders in some urgent cases within a day of arguments, within a few days in others. The next regularly scheduled release of opinions and orders is 10:00 a.m. Bob Franken, CNN, at the Supreme Court.
Tough Choices Ahead For U.S. Supreme Court Justices