The change would allow judges to deny bail to defendants charged with terrorism, murder, aggravated rape of a child, aggravated rape, and grave torture.
A group looking to put an abortion rights measure on the ballot in Missouri finalized language it would use for their proposed constitutional amendment, and announced the coalition of groups it would be partnering with. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom announced Wednesday that the group compromised of a coalition of groups including the ACLU of Missouri, Abortion Action Missouri, Planned…
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in Florida have submitted enough valid petition signatures to get on the November ballot, a key step in what could become the state’s biggest political battle this year.
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would undo Florida’s restrictive abortion laws have surpassed the required number of petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot, according to data from the Florida Division of Elections. But Floridians Protecting Freedom still faces the hurdle of state Supreme Court approval. Attorney General Ashley Moody has asked the Florida high court .
The Florida dispute is playing out after voters in some other states have backed abortion rights, most recently last week in Ohio. Ballot measures emerged after the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down the decades-old Roe v. Wade ruling, effectively leaving abortion decisions to states.