1.   Last month, an appeals court took the unprecedented step of ruling that the parole board had abused its discretion when it found Rosenkrantz unsuitable for parole.

2.   The court decided that the board had abused its discretion in halting the recount and appointed a special court officer to supervise the completion of the recount.

3.   Rosenkrantz was given a release date after two courts ruled the board had abused its discretion in denying him freedom.

4.   To win an appeal, Gore must show a reasonable probability that recounts would tip the election to him and that county boards abused their discretion.

5.   To win an appeal, Gore needed to show a reasonable probability that recounts would tip the election to him and that county boards abused their discretion.