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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest bid to try to suppress the ballot referendum campaign to restore abortion rights in his state is “comically unconstitutional,” a legal reporter wrote for Slate. The campaign has already seen intimidation, as some people who signed petitions to approve the measure, Amendment 4, have been questioned by police. But DeSantis has now escalated dramatically, with his Department of Health threatening in a letter to prosecute TV stations that air ads in favor of the amendment for “sanitary nuisance” — a law intended to apply to physical pollution hazards like improper…

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