Florida Supreme Court to hear abortion amendment case next month

Why it matters: How the conservative slate of justices rule in the case will determine whether Florida voters will have a shot at enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution during the November election.

Catch up fast: The abortion rights coalition Floridians Protecting Freedom launched the amendment campaign in May and hit the signature threshold to trigger a Supreme Court review in September.

• Then, in November, Moody filed a legal brief asking the high court to kill the amendment, arguing that its use of the term "viability" is an attempt to "hoodwink" voters.

Meanwhile, the court has yet to rule on the legality of Florida's 15-week abortion ban, which is in effect statewide as the case plays out in court. Oral arguments in that case happened in September.

• The seven conservative-leaning justices — five of whom were appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — are widely expected to uphold the ban.
• That would pave the way for the six-week abortion ban DeSantis signed into law in April to go into effect.