A Florida judge issued a temporary restraining order against health officials in the state, citing the First Amendment and siding with a group that brought forward a lawsuit alleging that its political speech had been censored in the state after it sponsored an ad in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative.



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‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker granted a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general after the state health department threatened to bring criminal charges against broadcasters airing the ad.

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By Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” That’s what a federal judge wrote Thursday as he sided with local TV stations in an extraordinary dispute over a pro-abortion rights television ad. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker of the Northern District of Florida granted a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general after the state h…

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A federal judge in Florida ordered the state to stop threatening TV stations with criminal charges if they run an ad in support of an abortion rights referendum.

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Judge orders DeSantis administration to stop threats over abortion ads

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A Florida judge issued a temporary restraining order against health officials in the state, citing the First Amendment and siding with a group that brought forward a lawsuit alleging that its political speech had been censored in the state after it sponsored an ad in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative. The lawsuit came…

Judge issues temporary injunction against Florida health officials over abortion ad threats

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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to prevent Florida’s health officials from taking action against television stations that aired advertisements supporting a ballot measure aimed at rolling back the state’s abortion restrictions.
U.S. District Chief Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida ruled in favor of Floridians Protecting Freedom, the coalition that sued state health officials over a cease-and-d…

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Florida Health Officials From Taking Action Over TV Abortion Ads

A federal court issued an order blocking Florida state officials and in particular Gov. Ron DeSantis' health secretary Joseph Ladapo, from threatening TV stations over ads in support of Amendment 4, the constitutional ballot referendum that seeks to repeal Florida's near-total abortion ban, reported...

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The Florida Department of Health is barred from going after local television stations for airing a pro-abortion rights ad, according to our partners at WJXT in Jacksonville.

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‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid:’ US judge blocks Florida from threatening TV stations over Amendment 4 ad

"To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid," a federal judge wrote.

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Judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations over abortion ad

The Florida Department of Health is barred from going after local television stations for airing a pro abortion rights ad.

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‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge blocks state from threatening TV stations over Amendment 4 ad

Judge issues temporary injunction against Florida health officials over abortion ad threats

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