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Judge Orders DeSantis Administration to Stop 'Threatening' Florida TV Stations for Airing Abortion Ads
On Thursday, Oct. 17, a federal judge ordered the Florida Department of Health to stop threatening local TV stations with criminal charges for running ads supporting a pro-choice ballot amendment
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Opinion: Federal judge smacks 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.
DeSantis administration releases report to attack Florida’s abortion-rights ballot measure
The Republican governor’s administration has been pulling out all the stops in its quest to prevent Amendment 4 — which would enshrine abortion rights in the state consitution — from passing.
‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid.’ Abortion rights supporters praise judge’s harsh words for DeSantis administration
A federal judge rebuked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration for threatening television stations with criminal charges if they didn’t stop showing ads favoring an abortion rights measure, and supporters of that ballot amendment cheered his ruling Friday.
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.
Dems’ graphic warning about threats to abortion
Democratic House candidates in New York have warned in recent debates that GOP support for leaving abortion rights up to states means leaving women to die. The approach comes even as swing-district Republicans reiterate they would not back a nationwide ban on abortion and reject the attacks as lies and desperation.
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.
DeSantis officials must stop threatening TV stations over abortion ads, judge rules
A federal judge ordered Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state health department to stop threatening television stations with criminal prosecution if they kept running ads in favor of an abortion amendment on the ballot next month.
Why the DeSantis administration lawyer who threatened TV stations over abortion ad quit
It has become clear in recent days that I cannot join you on the road that lies before the agency.” His resignation came seven days after he sent cease-and-desist letters to Florida television stations that threatened to criminally prosecute them if they did not take down political advertisements in support of Amendment 4,
Florida elections officials seek flexibility on voting rules
Federal Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’ War Against Free Speech
The initiative requires 60 percent support to pass, and DeSantis is spending vast sums of taxpayer money to defeat it.
Legal challenges intensify over abortion ballot proposal in Florida
With Floridians already voting by mail in the runup to the Nov. 5 election, fierce legal wrangling continues to escalate over ...
DeSantis suspends election deadlines to ensure flexibility post-hurricanes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has suspended some election deadlines and rules in Florida to ensure flexibility for voters and ...
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Abortion Rights Battle Intensifies As Florida Amendment 4 Faces Legal Challenges
As Floridians cast their votes by mail ahead of the November 5 election, a heated legal battle over Amendment 4, which would ...
Ron DeSantis, using the levers of state government, ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure
Republicans and Democrats see the moves, which have drawn lawsuits from critics, as an attempt by the governor to re-exert ...
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PolitiFact FL: DeSantis dismisses climate change link to hurricanes. Here’s what science says
The science about climate change’s role in hurricanes is still considered unsettled, experts told PolitiFact, but more recent ...
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‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid.’ Judge tells Florida to stop threatening TV stations
A federal judge ordered Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state Health Department to stop threatening television stations with criminal ...
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DeSantis announces $1M from Florida Disaster Fund going toward hurricane relief in Town ‘n’ County stop
From damage to homes and businesses, to schools reopening, communities across the Tampa Bay area are looking for places to ...