A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren but also rejected the Democrat’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying the public wouldn’t be served by “yo-yoing” prosecutors.
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, but he also rejected the Democrat’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis on Aug. 4 issued an executive order suspending the twice-elected prosecutor, accusing Warren of “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties.”
A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren but also rejected the Democrat's request for a preliminary injunction to block the suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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