Politics
Missouri abortion rights amendment will be on the ballot in November
Abortion rights will be on the ballot in Missouri this November after the state’s top court reversed a lower court ruling against the measure, known as Amendment 3.
The Supreme Court of Missouri said on Tuesday:
By a majority vote of this Court, the circuit court’s judgment is reversed. Respondent John R. Ashcroft shall certify to local election authorities that Amendment 3 be placed on the November 5, 2024, general election ballot and shall take all steps necessary to ensure that it is on said ballot.
The court noted that opinions would be forthcoming, which should explain the judges’ reasoning.
It’s the latest legal battle over reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs ruling. Abortion rights proponents have fought to put such measures on state ballots, with anti-abortion groups opposing them in court.
Subscribe to theDeadline: Legal Newsletterfor updates and expert analysis on the top legal stories. The newsletter will return to its regular weekly schedule when the Supreme Court’s next term kicks off in October.
Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro,” a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined BLN, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
- ‘We love you!’: The MAGA base gives RFK Jr. a rousing welcome
- DHS stopgap set for quick House action after Rules Committee vote
- Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid
- Trump to send Congress his budget request April 3
- ‘Meltdown’: DHS shutdown set to drag on after House GOP rejects Senate deal
- Troop deployments test Republicans’ nerves on Capitol Hill
- Trump’s overlapping troubles are starting to resemble a set of political Russian nesting dolls
- A ‘Love Story’ that feels more like an invasion of privacy
- The Epstein class thinks it runs America. Today, No Kings protesters send their response.
- Israel says it faces an incoming missile from Yemen, the first such launch of the war
-
The Dictatorship1 year agoLuigi Mangione acknowledges public support in first official statement since arrest
-
Politics1 year agoFormer ‘Squad’ members launching ‘Bowman and Bush’ YouTube show
-
Politics1 year agoFormer Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron launches Senate bid
-
Politics1 year agoBlue Light News’s Editorial Director Ryan Hutchins speaks at Blue Light News’s 2025 Governors Summit
-
The Dictatorship7 months agoMike Johnson sums up the GOP’s arrogant position on military occupation with two words
-
The Dictatorship1 year agoPete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon goes from bad to worse
-
Uncategorized1 year ago
Bob Good to step down as Freedom Caucus chair this week
-
Politics11 months agoDemocrat challenging Joni Ernst: I want to ‘tear down’ party, ‘build it back up’