Coverage dated January 19, 2023

DeSantis Violated Florida Constitution But Fired Prosecutor Won't Get Job Back: Judge

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

A federal judge ruled that a Florida prosecutor who Gov. Ron DeSantis had suspended will remain out of office, but that he does not have the power to reinstate the prosecutor. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle dismissed the prosecutor’s lawsuit against the governor on Friday, writing that the remova…

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Los Angeles Times

    Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis loses bid to get job back (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A federal judge has ruled that federal courts lack the power to reinstate an elected state prosecutor removed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis because the case centered on state law.

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Warren vs. DeSantis: Ousted Florida state attorney cannot legally be reinstated by U.S. court, judge rules (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    A Florida judge sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis to remove Andrew Warren from his role as the Hillsborough County State Attorney. But, Warren could appeal the decision.

  3. New York Times

    Judge Rules DeSantis Was Wrong, but Upholds Prosecutor’s Suspension (opens New York Times)

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    A federal judge ruled that the Florida governor violated state law when he ousted Tampa’s top prosecutor — but that the court lacked the authority to reinstate him.

  4. The New Republic

    Federal Judge Rules DeSantis Violated the Constitution, Dismisses Lawsuit Anyway (opens The New Republic)

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    A judge ruled that the Florida governor should not have suspended a Democratic state attorney—but the court will not reinstate him.

  5. Al Jazeera

    US judge rules DeSantis violated Constitution but dismisses case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis violated US and state constitutions in removing elected state attorney, judge finds.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Democratic prosecutor ousted by DeSantis will not be reinstated: Florida judge (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge in Florida dismissed the lawsuit brought by a Democratic former state attorney who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for suspending him last year for his vows to not to follow certain abortion-related laws.

  7. NBC News

    Ron DeSantis just notched a win in court. But the judge says he still violated a prosecutor’s free speech rights. (opens NBC News)

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    State Attorney Andrew Warren, a Democrat, showed DeSantis punished him for political speech, but a judge said the governor's suspension was still permissible.

  8. NBC 6 South Florida

    DeSantis Violated Florida Constitution But Fired Prosecutor Won't Get Job Back: Judge (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    A federal judge ruled that a Florida prosecutor who Gov. Ron DeSantis had suspended will remain out of office, but that he does not have the power to reinstate the prosecutor. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle dismissed the prosecutor’s lawsuit against the governor on Friday, writing that the remova…

  9. Hot Air

    Breaking: Federal judge sides with DeSantis over fired prosecutor (opens Hot Air)

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    A federal judge declined to reinstate Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren, after Governor Ron DeSantis suspended him because Warren said he wouldn’t bring criminal charges under the state’s 15-week abort...

  10. Local News 8

    Judge declines to reinstate Democratic prosecutor removed by DeSantis (opens Local News 8)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Steve Contorno, CNN A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year. US District Judge Robert Hinkle said in his opinion Friday that DeSantis’ suspension of Andrew Warren, the ousted …

  11. Politico

    Judge rules DeSantis' ouster of prosecutor was unconstitutional but upholds suspension (opens Politico)

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    The issue now could go before the Florida Senate, which is responsible for removing from office officials who have been suspended by the governor.

  12. KVIA El Paso

    Judge criticizes DeSantis' firing of Democratic prosecutor but declines to reinstate Andrew Warren (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Steve Contorno, CNN A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year. US District Judge Robert Hinkle said in his opinion Friday that DeSantis’ suspension of Andrew Warren, the ousted …

  13. Reason

    Judge rules DeSantis violated First Amendment by ousting reform prosecutor but declines to reinstate him (opens Reason)

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    "In short, the controlling motivations for the suspension were the interest in bringing down a reform prosecutor," the judge wrote.

  14. Fox News

    Court upholds Gov. Ron DeSantis' suspension of prosecutor with ‘militant agenda’ (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge has moved to dismiss former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren's case against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  15. Washington Times

    Judge rules for DeSantis in firing of state’s attorney, despite finding governor violated his rights (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal judge has ruled in favor of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a case brought by a Democratic state’s attorney whom the governor suspended from office last year.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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