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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.



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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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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

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 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 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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'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis

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 constitutional attorney Adam Steinbaugh.DeSantis' administration sent letters to TV stations threatening to prosecute their employees for airing the…

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'It’s the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis

Federal Judge Mark Walker swiftly shot down a ban issued by the administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that targeted an ad backing a pro-abortion ballot measure in the state. Florida Amendment 4 would amend the state's constitution to include the right to abortion before fetal viability or when needed to protect the life of

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Judge Brutally Smacks Down DeSantis Ban on Pro-Abortion Ad: ‘It’s the First Amendment, Stupid’

From Chief Judge Mark Walker's opinion today in Floridians Protecting Freedom, Inc. v. Ladapo: Floridians will vote on six proposed amendments to their

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Courts Holds the First Amendment Bars Florida from Threatening Media with Criminal Punishment for Spreading Supposed Health-Related Disinformation

DeSantis' Health Department sent cease-and-desist letters to TV stations that aired ads promoting the state's abortion referendum.

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It's the First Amendment, stupid": Florida Judge orders stop to abortion ad threats

“To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid,” the judge wrote.

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DeSantis officials must stop threatening TV stations over abortion ads, judge rules

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

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