Question: Florida passed a law, Sec. 5 0 1 . 0 1 1 7 of the Florida Statutes, making it a misdemeanor for a merchant to

Florida passed a law, Sec. 501.0117 of the Florida Statutes, making it a misdemeanor for a merchant to "impose a surcharge on a buyer" for "electing to use a credit card" in a purchase transaction. Another part of the statute states that it is permitted to "offer a discount for payment by cash."
In Dana's R.R. Supply v. Att'y Gen., 807 F.3d1235(11?th Cir. 2015), rehearing denied January 13,2016 a federal court of appeals concluded the Florida statute violated the U.S. Constitution, specifically the First Amendment. How did it reach that conclusion?
 Florida passed a law, Sec. 501.0117 of the Florida Statutes, making

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