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Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman from an insurance office in the early 1980s and killing her is set for execution in Florida

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Killer rapist is the seventh inmate executed in Florida this year

Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday

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Florida Woman Fined $165,000 for Trivial Code Violations Takes Her Case to the Florida Supreme Court

Sandy Martinez was fined for a parking violation on her own property, driveway cracks, and a storm-damaged fence.

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Florida appeals court strikes down law letting minors get an abortion without parents' consent

A Florida appeals court has ruled that a state law that allows minors to get an abortion without their parents’ consent is unconstitutional

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Florida Judge Punished with Unpaid Suspension for Threatening to Jail Man Who Couldn't Find a Seat

The Florida Supreme Court punished the judge for acting like a "playground bully" with an unpaid 60-day suspension and a public reprimand.

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Big Pot vs. Big Government in Florida

Mom-and-pop marijuana operations do not exist in Florida. That's by design.

Reason

Florida S. Ct. Reads Florida Anti-Riot Statute as Narrowly Focused on Violence

In this, the court agrees with the Florida Attorney General and the Governor’s office, and disagrees with the challengers who are trying to get the statute struck down on First Amendment grounds.

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Florida Court Rejects Pseudonymous Petition to Get Public Records

The case involved a public records request to identify the "six or seven pretty big legal conservative heavyweights" whom Gov. DeSantis labeled as "trusted advisors for his judicial appointments to the Florida Supreme Court."

Reason

Election 2024: What states have abortion on the ballot in November

The Florida abortion rulings were a post-Dobbs novelty.

Axios

Trump declines to back nationwide abortion ban, says it should be left to the states

Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his own views on abortion public after the Florida Supreme Court allowed the state's six-week ban on abortion to go into effect.

WEKU

Marijuana legalization initiative will be on Nov. ballot, Florida Supreme Court rules

In November, voters in Florida will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Amendment 3, to legalize marijuana. The final step was for the amendment to receive approval from the Florida Supreme Court, which occurred on April 1. The campaign submitted enough signatures to meet the state’s requirement of 891,523.

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Florida Supreme Court rules on abortion: there is no right to abortion in the state’s Privacy Clause, but voters will decide the issue in Nov.

The Florida Supreme Court issued two rulings related to a state constitutional right to abortion on April 1.

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Biden's Florida Test

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Reason

Florida's abortion fight is headed to voters after court allows for a 6-week ban

Florida is at the center of the fight over abortion. As the state faces new restrictions and a November ballot question on abortion rights, Democrats see potential where they haven't in years.

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Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms

US state’s Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion ban, but also allowed a ballot measure on abortion access to proceed.

International Business Times

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Six-Week Abortion Ban, But Allows Voters to Decide

The state's Supreme Court upheld Florida's existing 15-week abortion ban, thereby activating a six-week abortion ban passed by the state legislators last year. The law will be implemented within 30 days.

WEKU

How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.

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Missouri is one of 12 states with potential abortion-related ballot measures in 2024, with measures confirmed on the ballot in three other states.

Missouri voters may decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment providing a state constitutional right to abortion in Nov. 2024.

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Florida will be the third state to decide on abortion in 2024, pending court review, with ballot measures proposed in 12 other states

In Florida, a ballot initiative, Amendment 4, to provide a state constitutional right to abortion qualified for the ballot. Voters will decide the issue, which requires a 60% vote, pending a decision from the Florida Supreme Court.

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Florida Attorney General to Challenge Abortion-Rights Measure on Ballot

Florida's Attorney General, Ashley Moody, is expected to ask the state Supreme Court to reject an abortion-rights measure from appearing on November's ball...

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Initiatives to provide a constitutional right to abortion and legalize marijuana qualify for the ballot in Florida pending court review

In November, voters in Florida will decide on two citizen-initiated ballot measures—Amendment 3 and Amendment 4—pending the state supreme court’s review. Amendment 3 would legalize marijuana, and Amendment 4 would provide a state constitutional right for abortion. To qualify for the ballot, 891,523 valid signatures were required for each initiative.

The Independent UK

Court sends case of prosecutor suspended by DeSantis back to trial judge over First Amendment issues

A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal

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What’s next for a possible abortion ballot measure in Florida

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Florida abortion rights initiative surpasses signature requirement to appear on 2024 ballot pending state supreme court approval

Floridians Protecting Freedom has submitted 911,169 valid signatures to place an initiative on the Nov. 2024 ballot that would prohibit any state laws that restrict, delay, penalize, or ban abortion before fetal viability.

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