Judge slams Florida for censoring political ad: “It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
by Jon Brodkin from Ars Technica - All content on (#6RJY5)
US District Judge Mark Walker had a blunt message for the Florida surgeon general in an order halting the government official's attempt to censor a political ad that opposes restrictions on abortion.
"To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it's the First Amendment, stupid," Walker, an Obama appointee who is chief judge in US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, wrote yesterday in a ruling that granted a temporary restraining order.
"Whether it's a woman's right to choose, or the right to talk about it, Plaintiff's position is the same-'don't tread on me,'" Walker wrote later in the ruling. "Under the facts of this case, the First Amendment prohibits the State of Florida from trampling on Plaintiff's free speech."