Tag: abortion
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Supreme Court won’t let abortion-proposal sponsor challenge GOP’s ‘dirty trick’; Justice Labarga cries foul
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Sponsors of an abortion-expanding proposal for Florida’s Nov. 5 ballot can’t challenge what they call a “dirty trick” to convince voters it’s too expensive because the sponsors played a supporting role, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. -
Abortion amendment sponsor wants Florida Supremes to thwart GOP leaders’ ‘dirty trick.’ Good luck with that
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Amendment 4’s sponsor claims Republican legislators went too far in a scheme to sabotage the measure to limit government interference with abortion that voters will see on the Nov. 5 ballot. -
Conservative Florida Supremes say it’s ok for aspiring judge to tell voters she’s ‘a conservative’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Casey Woolsey, a county court judge in St. Augustine, agreed with ethics regulators that she crossed a line when she wooed a voter by saying, “I am a conservative and my website is…” But then the arch-conservative Florida Supreme Court informed those ethics regulators they were the ones who crossed a line. -
DeSantis, his Supreme Court and hard-right Legislature keep Florida on track to abolish abortion
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
No reasonable access to abortion in Florida, unthinkable just five years ago, now seems inevitable. -
Abortion rights backers take heart from Ohio but Supremes likely won’t let Florida voters decide for themselves in 2024
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org -
Judge who beat DeSantis favorite Jared Smith at the polls singled out for discipline, could be yanked off court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
In Florida, all judicial campaign trash talk is not treated alike. If you blast your opponent and lose the election and you’re Jared Smith, abortion foe, Gov. Ron DeSantis rewards you with a higher position on a new appellate court. Then you’re short-listed for the even more powerful Florida Supreme Court.
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