Florida Chief Justice Muniz's tour for abortion opponents provokes concerns about court bias at critical moment

abortion tour — Anti-abortion activist John Stemberger and members of his Florida Family Policy Council on the steps of the Florida Supreme Court after their January 25, 2022 tour. Stemberger, wearing a red tie, is on the center-left in the second row from the top. Photo: Facebook

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org

As the raging national debate over abortion was starting to engulf the Florida Supreme Court last January, now-Chief Justice Carlos Muniz personally led a private courthouse tour for an anti-abortion crusader and his supporters.

The tour taken by John Stemberger and members of his Florida Family Policy Council (FFPC) is attracting much behind-the-scenes attention at the state’s most powerful court.

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