A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-right ballot measure sued state officials Wednesday over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad produced by the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom.



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A TV station stopped playing pro-abortion rights ads after state's threats, lawsuit says

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Abortion rights campaign sues DeSantis administration for ‘coercive’ threats

A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad.

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Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad

A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-rights measure is suing state officials over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad

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Floridians Protecting Freedom accused the Health Department of launching a “campaign of intimidation” against the state’s abortion rights ballot measure.

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Ron DeSantis Administration Sued After Threats To News Stations Over Pro-Choice Ads

A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-right ballot measure sued state officials Wednesday over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad produced by the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom.

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A political committee leading efforts to pass a ballot proposal on abortion rights filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging the state of Florida violated the First Amendment by threatening television stations over an ad supporting the measure.

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Amendment 4 backers sue Florida over letters sent to TV stations for abortion ad

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Abortion Rights Group Sues After Florida Orders TV Stations to Stop Airing Ad

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration violated the First Amendment by threatening in a cease-and-desist letter to criminally prosecute broadcasters if they didn't stop airing a political ad supporting an abortion rights ballot initiative, the measure's sponsor alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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‘Textbook violation’: Florida sued over effort to block abortion rights ad

The lawsuit is asking the federal courts for an injunction.

The group behind a Florida ballot measure to protect abortion rights in the state filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning against a DeSantis administration official…

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Abortion Rights Group Sues To Stop DeSantis Admin Pressure Campaign On TV Stations

Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad

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