Opinion
Column: Inside the abortion case that prompted a federal judge to call Florida officials ‘stupid’
Florida Gov. DeSantis and his quack health commissioner threatened to jail people for running a pro-abortion commercial, until a judge called them 'stupid.'
Judge blocks Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ad: ‘It's the First Amendment, stupid'
In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health "unconstitutional coercion."
‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge slams Florida for censoring abortion-amendment ads
A federal judge issued a ruling against Florida over state officials' demands that television stations pull ads supporting abortion rights. The post ‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: Federal judge slams Florida for censoring abortion-amendment ads first appeared on Law & Crime.
‘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.
Judge Orders DeSantis Administration to Stop Threats Over Abortion-Rights Ad
The organization behind a campaign for an abortion-rights ballot measure sued the Florida governor’s administration over its threats of criminal prosecution against TV stations.
‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid.’ Judge tells Florida to stop threatening TV stations
The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is ‘false,’” wrote Judge Mark Walker.
Opinion
Opinion: Federal judge smacks down DeSantis administration over threats in abortion fight
Walker upbraided DeSantis' administration for threatening Florida TV stations with prosecution for the apparent crime of running ads that promote Amendment 4, a proposed constitutional change that would reverse the state's six-week abortion ban and restore reproductive rights through fetal viability, or 24 weeks.
Judge tells Florida’s top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads
A judge has blocked the head of Florida’s state health department from taking any more action to threaten TV stations over an abortion-rights commercial they’ve been airing. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s ruling Thursday sided with Floridians Protecting Freedom,
Judge Orders DeSantis Administration to Stop 'Threatening' Florida TV Stations for Airing Abortion Ads
A federal judge declared that the Florida Department of Health has been "trampling" on free speech in its attempts to get pro-choice ads off the air, writing, "It's the First Amendment, stupid"
'It's the First Amendment, Stupid': Federal Judge Slams Florida for Threatening TV Stations
The state has been demanding that TV stations remove political ads in support of a reproductive freedom amendment on the ballot this year.
Florida official says DeSantis’s office ordered him to threaten TV stations over abortion ads
John Wilson, general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, wrote in a sworn affidavit that officials from Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) office pushed him to threaten television stations with criminal prosecutions if they did not take down ads in support of a Florida abortion rights measure.
Judge orders state to stop sending cease and desist letters to TV stations regarding abortion ad
A federal judge told the State of Florida that it was violating a campaign's First Amendment rights by threatening TV ...
Federal Judge Questions Justice Department on Boeing Guilty Plea
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