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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Law

Putting Abortion Question to Florida Voters is Unlikely to End Court Fights

Abortion-rights supporters in Florida celebrate the potential approval of a state constitutional amendment for abortion rights expansion.
The Florida Supreme Court's ruling opens the possibility for anti-abortion groups to challenge the expansion by advocating for fetal personhood. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Read the Florida Supreme Court's Ruling on the Abortion Ban

The Florida Supreme Court upholds a controversial abortion statute under the Privacy Clause.
The court's decision marks a departure from previous rulings on abortion rights. [ more ]
Truthout
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

Florida Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion

The Florida Supreme Court overturned precedent on abortion rights protection.
A 60 percent threshold ballot initiative on reproductive rights will proceed for voters to decide this fall. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Law

Florida Court Allows 6-Week Abortion Ban, but Voters Will Get to Weigh In

Florida Supreme Court overturned privacy protections for abortion, allowing bans after six weeks.
Court allowed voters to decide on expanding abortion access through proposed constitutional amendment. [ more ]
time.com
1 month ago
Law

Florida Supreme Court Upholds State's 15-Week Ban on Most Abortions

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the ban on most abortions after 15 weeks, allowing a six-week ban to take effect.
The lawsuit challenging the ban was brought by Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and others, arguing for the protection of abortion rights in Florida. [ more ]
moreabortion-rights
reproductive-rights
english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Law

Florida Supreme Court approves ballot initiative on enshrining abortion rights in state constitution

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion limit law, allowing a new six-week ban to take effect soon.
The judges supported a ballot initiative in Florida that will let voters decide on enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. [ more ]
www.dw.com
1 month ago
Law

Florida: Six-week abortion ban to take effect DW 04/01/2024

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion ban signed by Governor DeSantis.
The decision now paves the way for a six-week ban on abortions in Florida. [ more ]
morereproductive-rights
www.mediaite.com
1 month ago
Law

Florida Supreme Court Allows DeSantis' 6-Week Abortion Ban to Stand But Also Approves Abortion Access Ballot Amendment

Florida's 6-week abortion ban upheld with limited exceptions for rape and incest.
Florida Supreme Court allows state constitutional amendments on abortion access and recreational marijuana. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 month ago
Law

Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation's strictest abortion bans to take effect

Florida's conservative Supreme Court ruled against abortion rights protection in the state's constitution, allowing a strict abortion ban to take effect.
The ruling will have a two-step impact on abortion access in Florida, including triggering a far stricter law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. [ more ]
Above the Law
3 months ago
Law

Sudden Resignation Leads To Layoffs - See Also

John Simmons resigns from Watts Guerra
Florida Supreme Court ends Bar Diversity Program [ more ]
Slate Magazine
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Phony Originalism Could Cost Florida Women Their Abortion Rights

A challenge to Florida's abortion laws is currently before the conservative Supreme Court.
The case revolves around the original public meaning of the privacy right in the Florida Constitution. [ more ]
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