A27 Bush lawyers asked a federal appeals court to declare Florida's manual recount unconstitutional.

As a result, the leading Harris and Bush lawyers had several strategic conversations, he recalled.

In asking for the stay, the Bush lawyers focused on the issue.

The Bush lawyers plan to file a reply at the court early Friday morning.

The Bush lawyers involved in overseas ballots gave different responses to whether they approached that Friday with a two-tiered strategy.

The Bush lawyers, for example, followed the campaign's guidance in selectively challenging federal write-in ballots.

The justices acted on the basis of the 40-page application for a stay that the Bush lawyers filed late Friday.

Barry Richard, another Bush lawyer, also challenged the authority of the court to vary the procedure that he said Florida law established.

"We were ready to be a lot more obnoxious with objections," one senior Bush lawyer said outside the courtroom.

Only federal officials were members of that task force, Bush lawyers argued, so advice from outside consultants is none of the public's business.

A27 Bush lawyers asked a federal appeals court to declare Florida's manual recount unconstitutional.

As a result, the leading Harris and Bush lawyers had several strategic conversations, he recalled.

In asking for the stay, the Bush lawyers focused on the issue.

The Bush lawyers plan to file a reply at the court early Friday morning.

The Bush lawyers involved in overseas ballots gave different responses to whether they approached that Friday with a two-tiered strategy.

The Bush lawyers, for example, followed the campaign's guidance in selectively challenging federal write-in ballots.

The justices acted on the basis of the 40-page application for a stay that the Bush lawyers filed late Friday.

Barry Richard, another Bush lawyer, also challenged the authority of the court to vary the procedure that he said Florida law established.

"We were ready to be a lot more obnoxious with objections," one senior Bush lawyer said outside the courtroom.

Only federal officials were members of that task force, Bush lawyers argued, so advice from outside consultants is none of the public's business.