Mo. Supreme Court rejects AG's push to inflate cost of abortion-rights amendment
The Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent)
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The Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent)
The Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent)
The hearing was on an appeal of a ruling requiring the attorney general’s office to sign off on the expected cost to the state of adding abortion rights to the Missouri Constitution.
(The Center Square) – Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey was accused of a “coup” against Missouri’s citizens during arguments before the state Supreme Court in a case regarding his authority
Tony Rothert, an attorney with the ACLU of Missouri, said that the Republican attorney general was attempting to delay the abortion petition from reaching the ballot.