State health department sent letter to stations demanding they not air TV ad in support of abortion access ballot measureFlorida’s health department can’t block a TV advertisement in support of a ballot measure that would protect abortion rights, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, after the department sent letters to local TV stations commanding them to stop airing the ad or risk criminal consequences.“The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is ‘false’,” US district judge Mark E Walker wrote in his ruling. “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” Continue reading…
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Author : Carter Sherman
Publish date : 2024-10-18 15:03:21
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Judge slaps down Florida effort to ban abortion ad: ‘It’s the first amendment, stupid’
