The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a fight between Floridians Protecting Freedom and the DeSantis administration, which has leaned heavily on the power of the state to oppose Amendment 4.
The cease-and-desist letter sent by the state Health Department urged television stations to stop airing an ad that the state claimed was false, escalating tensions surrounding the abortion-rights ballot measure.
The threat to prosecute television stations for running the political ad represents an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights, as claimed in the lawsuit by Floridians Protecting Freedom.
In its lawsuit, Floridians Protecting Freedom stated that at least one television station ceased airing the ad after receiving the health department's cease-and-desist letter.
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