Florida Supreme Court

Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed amendment, arguing the ballot summary would be “misleading to voters in several key respects.”

Officials with some medical marijuana treatment centers say they are excited about the opportunity to expand their product variety outside of the medical scope, while others are sticking to what they know.

In her filing, Attorney General Ashley Moody wrote “the proposed amendment fails to meet the requirements” of part of state law.

Attorneys for abortion clinics and a doctor filed a brief urging the state's high court to block a 2022 law that prevented abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A new six-week ban depends on the ruling.

Even with the governor's signing, the bill's future is contingent on a state Supreme Court ruling on last year's 15-week ban. The signing came late Thursday after an all-day emotional debate and passage in the House.

The House and Senate versions of the new bill are headed to floor votes. Meantime, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s files a brief to the Florida Supreme Court asking to keep last year's 15-week law in place.

The challenge comes as the Legislature considers bills that would prevent abortions after six weeks. A House panel is slated to take up the new measure Thursday. A Senate panel is scheduled to do so Monday.

The plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a temporary injunction by an appeals court that allowed the limit to take effect.

Justices formally agreed to take up the case and issued a schedule that indicated it will be at least until late April before briefs are filed. Lawmakers have indicated they would wait until after a ruling before deciding on additional legislation.

Justices, in a 4-1 decision, turned down a motion by seven abortion clinics and a doctor for a stay of a ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that kept the law in place.