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A Missouri judge on Friday ruled that an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a yearslong effort to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban.

But Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh stopped short of removing the measure from the ballot. Instead, he gave the abortion-rights campaign a chance to file a last-minute appeal before Tuesday’s deadline to make changes to the Missouri ballot.

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom will appeal the decision and hopes for “a swift resolution so that Missourians can vote on November 5 to protect reproductive freedom, including access to abortion, birth control and miscarriage care,” campaign manager Rachel Sweet said in a statement.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Judge Christopher Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh is from Missouri. I have to wonder...

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

Parson appointed Limbaugh to his judicial position last year. He previously served as Parson’s general counsel. Before that, he was the elected prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County. Limbaugh is also the son of a federal court judge and cousin to the late conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article268598192.html#storylink=cpy

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

There you go. It was a ratfuck.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Fuck nepotism.

[-] MrStankov@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

How nice of him to give them all weekend to file an appeal! /s

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