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Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails

Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

Arizona enshrines abortion rights in state constitution

Abortion will be protected in Arizona until the point of fetal viability after voters approved a ballot amendment codifying those protections into the state constitution, according to a projection ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Arizona voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution

NBC News projects the constitutional amendment has won enough votes to pass. It’s one of 10 pro-abortion rights measures on the ballot across the country Tuesday.

Politics - NBC News - 2 hours ago

In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot this November because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rights

Health - ABC News - October 20

Meet the Far-Right Constitutional Sheriffs Ready to Assert Control if Trump Loses

There are hundreds of Constitutional Sheriffs around the country who believe they are the ultimate legal power in their county. We break down how they have coalesced with the election denial movement.

Tech - Wired - October 24

Florida voters narrowly reject abortion rights measure

The ballot initiative in Florida would have allowed abortion until the point of foetal viability or about 24 weeks.

Minority in Florida snaps abortion rights winning streak

Florida on Tuesday became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but backers of the measure decried that a minority of voters was able to prevail. ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights

Next week, Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, through a ballot measure that's opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

One man’s mission to restore felony voting rights in Florida

The FRRC successfully restored voting rights for more than 1.4 million people through Amendment 4, which gives felons voting rights if they completed their sentences.

Florida ballot measures would legalize marijuana and protect abortion rights

Florida voters are deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana

Tracking abortion ballot measures: Missouri votes to expand rights as Florida rejects protections

New York and Maryland also pass measures in favor of reproductive rights – follow our tracker as voters decide to expand or restrict access to abortion. US election 2024 – latest updates US ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

Florida abortion rights measure fails, CBS News projects

CBS News projects a Florida ballot measure that would have enshrined the right to abortion will fail, keeping in place a six-week ban put in place by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad

A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad

Health - ABC News - October 16

Ron DeSantis ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has undertaken a robust effort to build opposition to an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot for the 2024 election.

Judge tells Florida's top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads

A judge has ordered Florida's surgeon general from making further threats against TV stations over an abortion-rights ad they've been running

Health - ABC News - October 18

Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad

A judge issued a restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, after tv stations that ran an abortion-rights ad received cease-and-desist letters.

A federal judge continues to block Florida from threatening television stations that air abortion rights ad

Health - ABC News - October 29

With days until Election Day, groups make final push for Florida's abortion rights ballot measure

Abortion rights have won in all seven states with ballot measures since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but Florida's Amendment 4 requires 60% voter approval to pass.

Florida’s Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Fails, Keeping Six-Week Ban in Place

The defeat is a political victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who had become the face of a well-funded opposition campaign.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 hours ago

Pakistan Lawmakers Change Constitution to Strengthen Influence

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Vance says he thinks Trump believes in Constitution

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said he believes his running mate, former President Trump, believes in the Constitution. Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, joined CBS’ “Face the Nation” on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Cheney doubts Johnson will carry out 'constitutional obligations' to certify election

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in a Sunday interview that she doubts House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will carry out “his constitutional obligations” to certify the 2024 election. In ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

Geraldo Rivera backing Harris: Trump 'cannot be trusted to honor the Constitution'

Television personality Geraldo Rivera revealed Monday that he is backing Vice President Harris over former President Trump in the election, now less than a month away. “Former President Trump is a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

North Korea Defines South Korea as Hostile State in Constitution

World - Yahoo News - October 17

North Korea calls South Korea a 'hostile state,' indicating constitution change

North Korea has designated South Korea a “hostile state,” its state media said, confirming a change in the constitution to drop unification as a national goal.

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution sells for $9 million at auction

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sold on Thursday for a $9 million hammer price, the auction house confirmed to CBS News.

Rare Copy of U.S. Constitution Sells for More Than $11 Million

The document, which was sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in North Carolina, was among the first copies of the Constitution ever printed, experts said.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Musk offers voters $1M to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution

He wants voters to sign his PAC’s petition backing the Constitution.

Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin

Moldovans vote narrowly to push on with EU membership and reject keeping close ties to Russia.

Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes

The bill has drawn criticism from legal scholars who say it would bulldoze any judicial oversight of constitutional matters.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments

Mexico’s federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reforms

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

A 'constitutional sheriff' tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat.

Sheriff Dar Leaf and other "constitutional sheriffs" have become prominent figures in the election denial movement, and among the most dangerous, critics say.

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