A federal judge hammered an attorney representing the state during a contentious hearing on an abortion law challenged by clergy members and abortion-rights proponents who contend the statute infringes on their First Amendment rights.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle repeatedly challenged Blaine Winship, special counsel to Attorney General Pam Bondi, throughout a heated exchange during the hearing, in which the plaintiffs asked Hinkle to block enforcement of part of the 2016 law that went into effect this month.

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