REPORT: Florida Supreme Court Justices Skeptical Of Arguments Against 2024 Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

The Hill reports:

Florida’s Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the state’s arguments Wednesday that the language on a ballot initiative to protect abortion rights was misleading. Nathan Forrester, who argued on behalf of the state attorney general’s office, urged the court to disqualify the measure. He said voters won’t understand what the amendment will do because the language used to describe it was too broad and had an “enormously wide range of meanings.”

But several justices immediately questioned Forrester’s contention. The amendment may be sweeping in what it proposes, they said, but that’s an argument the state should make to voters, not the court. “It’s pretty obvious that this is an aggressive, comprehensive approach to dealing with this issue. The people of Florida aren’t stupid. They can figure this out,” Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz said.

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Our team is at the Florida Supreme Court for oral arguments to put the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion” on the 2024 ballot.

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