Impact of Florida Supreme Court ruling on abortion CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis talked to a care provider about the Florida Supreme Court's ruling on abortion. Apr 2, 2024 02:59 Florida Supreme Court: Recreational marijuana on November ballot ...
The Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling on the ballot initiative could deliver a stunning blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Republicans, who have passed strict abortion laws in recent years that ban the procedure at 15 weeks without exceptions for rape and incest and another six-week ban that ha...
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Florida voters in 2018 approved a constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the rights of convicted felons who have completed terms of their sentences. The amendment did not apply to people with convictions for murder or sex offenses. The 4th District Court of Appeal ruling ...
But another ruling allows 6-week abortion ban. In two decisions Monday, Florida's Supreme Court ruled that one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans could take effect—and that a measure that could overturn the ban can appear on the ballot in November....
In today’s ruling, the Supreme Court tossed out the lower court decisions and sent the cases back for review. In the majority opinion, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that the lower courts failed to review the two cases thoroughly. “[T]he question in such a case is whether a...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said presidents have historically obeyed judicial rulings with a few exceptions while advocating for the court to move cautiously to maintain a system of checks and balances Associated PressFeb. 11, 2025 ...
The Supreme Court also has jurisdiction over decisions that directly conflict with another District Court’s or the Supreme Court’s ruling on the same question of law, or that have been certified as of great public importance, certified in direct conflict, certified judgments of trial courts, ...
The policy implications: Florida has gradually become a red state, but polls suggest that most Floridians support abortion rights. Republican policymakers in the state nevertheless decided to impose a six-week ban on their constituents, and in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s ruling,...
The justices agreed with two lower court rulings, which concluded that the law applies to law enforcement officers the same as anyone else. “Simply put, a law enforcement officer is a ‘person’ whether on duty or off, and irrespective of whether the officer is making an arrest,” Justice...