A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed in October after state officials threatened television stations that aired an ad supporting a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the Florida Constitution.

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over state threats to TV stations airing Florida abortion-rights ad

The lawsuit was filed after the state threatened to prosecute TV stations that aired an ad supporting the abortion measure.

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a political committee after state officials threatened TV stations airing an ad in support of a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued the dismissal order on…  Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Florida Abortion Rights Ad

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Florida Abortion Rights Ad

A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed in October after state officials threatened television stations that aired an ad supporting a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the Florida Constitution. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued an order Tuesday after Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass the ballot measure, filed a notice that it was dropping th…

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Florida threatened TV stations over Amendment 4 ad. Now a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit against the state

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Supporters of the ballot proposal to enshrine the right to abortion in the Florida Constitution hold signs outside of the Florida Supreme Court on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix)The group behind the unsuccessful bid to enshrine abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution dropped its challenge to the $328,000 fine the state brought against the group for alleged fraud in the petition-gathering process. Floridians Protecting Fr…

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over state threats to TV stations airing Florida abortion-rights ad

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