‘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.
Why the DeSantis administration lawyer who threatened TV stations over abortion ad quit
When he abruptly resigned from his post last week, the top attorney for the Florida Department of Health suggested in a resignation letter that he was uncomfortable with decisions taken by the state agency, which days earlier had threatened to prosecute television stations over political advertisements.
Judge orders DeSantis administration to stop threats over abortion ads
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.
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.
Federal judge: DeSantis can’t threaten Florida TV stations airing pro-abortion rights ad
A Tallahassee-based federal judge Thursday evening ordered Gov. DeSantis’ administration to stop threatening TV stations with criminal prosecution.
Judge blocks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from threatening television stations for airing ads supporting an abortion rights constitutional amendment.
DeSantis admin blocked from threatening TV stations over pro-abortion ads
A Florida judge temporarily halted the Florida state government from threatening to take legal measures against television stations over pro-abortion ads the government calls "false."
Opinion: Federal judge smacks down DeSantis administration over threats in abortion fight
It's a continuing oddity of Florida's litigation-saturated Ron DeSantis era that federal judges have become nearly household names, and none more so than U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, whose incisive rulings have a way of sobering up a governor high on his own supply.
Reporter breaks down DeSantis administration’s dispute over pro-abortion rights ad
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