Top DeSantis attorneys penned letters threatening to prosecute local TV stations over abortion ad, affidavit says
Top attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad,
Ex-Health Dept Lawyer Says DeSantis’ Office Directed Him To Send Letters Threatening TV Stations
A former Florida Department of Health attorney said in a sworn affidavit that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) office's top deputies drafted the letters threatening TV stations with criminal prosecution
Florida official who quit after letter to TV stations over abortion ad blames DeSantis’ office
John Wilson, who has resigned as the Florida Department of Health’s general counsel, said in an affidavit that DeSantis’ office wrote the cease-and-desist letters and told him to “send them under my name.
DeSantis lawyers wrote threatening letters to TV stations, former health department attorney says
The former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said he resigned rather than send more letters, which he said he did not write, threatening criminal charges against TV stations.
Lawyer says DeSantis’s office pressured him to send abortion ad letters to TV stations
A former attorney for the state of Florida says he resigned rather than continue sending cease-and-desist letters, which a federal judge has now called unconstitutional.
‘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.
DeSantis attorney said he quit after Florida threatened TV stations for airing pro-choice political ad
In an affidavit filed Monday morning as part of an ongoing federal court case over the state’s threatening letters to TV stations, John Wilson, the former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, stated he “did not draft the letters or participate in any discussion about the letters prior to October 3, 2024.”
DeSantis’ office drafted threats to Florida TV stations over abortion ads, lawyer says
John Wilson says he resigned as general counsel of the Florida Health Department when he was told to reach out again to 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.
Ashley Moody says state acted ‘appropriately’ to threaten TV stations over pro-abortion ad
Attorney General Ashley Mood y defended the health department’s cease and desist letters threatening TV stations with criminal prosecution for playing pro-Amendment 4 advertisements and argued the state did not violate the campaign’s freedom of speech.
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Ex-DOH lawyer says Gov. DeSantis’ Office intervened to threaten TV stations for playing pro-abortion rights ads
The ex-Department of Health (DOH) lawyer who sent cease and desist letters threatening TV stations for playing abortion ...
Florida official says DeSantis’s office ordered him to threaten TV stations over abortion ads
John Wilson, general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, wrote in a sworn affidavit that officials from Gov. Ron ...