Group behind Amendment 4 sues DeSantis administration over threats to TV stations
The state of Florida’s crusade against Amendment 4 is unconstitutional government interference — full stop,” said Lauren Brenzel, the Floridians Protecting Freedom campaign director.
‘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 grants restraining order to stop state’s threats over pro-abortion ads
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday to keep the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration from threatening TV stations with criminal prosecution for playing Amendment 4 abortion rights commercials.
U.S. judge blocks DeSantis admin’s threats to broadcasters over Amendment 4 ads
Update: A federal judge temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment 4, which would bar government interference in abortion.
Florida pro-abortion amendment group files First Amendment lawsuit as state targets ads
The group pushing Florida's abortion access amendment has filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, accusing the Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed official of violating its First Amendment rights.
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.
Abortion-Rights Group Accuses DeSantis Administration of Stifling Free Speech
The group behind an ad in favor of enshrining abortion rights in Florida’s Constitution says the state is violating the First Amendment by threatening TV stations that ran the ad.
DeSantis administration faces lawsuit over ‘coercive threats’ to derail Florida’s abortion rights campaign
Cancer survivor featured in campaign ad slams state officials for ‘abuse of power’ after threats to TV stations
Court Holds the First Amendment Bars Florida from Threatening Media with Criminal Punishment for Spreading Supposed Health-Related Disinformation
From Chief Judge Mark Walker's opinion today in Floridians Protecting Freedom, Inc. v. Ladapo: Floridians will vote on six proposed amendments to their ...
Florida health officials sued for censorship over abortion campaign ad
The citizen-led ballot initiative Floridians Protecting Freedom has filed a lawsuit against state health officials alleging ...
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Ron DeSantis Is Deploying “Asshole Politics” to Stop Florida’s Abortion Referendum
No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s ...
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Anti-abortion rights advocates want Amendment 4 pulled from ballot
“When all fictitious, forged, illegally obtained, or otherwise invalid signatures are removed from consideration, Amendment 4 ...
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Floridians Challenge Radical Abortion Amendment After Report Reveals Fraud in Petition Process
Florida pro-lifers file a lawsuit after a government report finds that a pro-abortion group engaged in fraud to advance a ...
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Protecting Religious Freedom for all
Join on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Itasca Unitarian Fellowship for the program “Protecting Religious Freedom for All.” After the first hour of the service, which includes words, music, sharing, ...
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 ...