Judge prefers a trial for DeSantis' removal of Tampa prosecutor

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TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge hearing the case of Hillsborough County’s ousted state attorney appears to favor a trial over immediately reinstating Andrew Warren to decide the issue “once and for all.”

Warren was requesting a preliminary injunction to put him back to the office Gov. Ron removed him from last month.

The twice-elected state attorney was escorted from his downtown Tampa offices Aug. 4 by an armed sheriff’s deputy. The governor accused him of refusing to enforce laws involving abortion and transgender health care, and of not prosecuting certain low-level, non-violent crimes.

Warren, a progressive Democrat, contended that his removal was a political stunt by the conservative governor with whom he had previously clashed. He said DeSantis violated his free speech rights and overstepped his authority.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-prefers-trial-desantis-removal-151000977.html

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. I was hoping that Warren would get a TRO

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[Nevilledog]

2. He should have gotten one.

[Pantagruel]

3. Publicize this fight!

[yankee87]

4. Dictator DeathSantis

Well, if we can just remove politicians from office without due process, what is to stop them from just doing anything they want? I mean 45 said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. Also, just overturn elections. Sad times, indeed.

[Zeitghost]

6. Florida Law apparently gives the Gov. this power

The same is not true for the federal government where the impeachment process must be followed. No idea how others State's fall on the topic, but I would assume are closer to federal law. .

[yankee87]

7. Of course

As it was when I was young, all the "blue" hairs moved down to Floriduh. They turned it into an old age home, where the governor has dictatorial powers. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[ancianita]

5. I just don't get why there should be a trial. This guy is a twice elected official. It's like

come kind of judicial form of potential voter nullification, a very bad precedent for this governor and any judge to set. It's some consolation that the judge is a Clinton appointee, but still.

[ZonkerHarris]

8. He may be looking to set a precedent here. He is a Clinton judge.

On August 21, 2014, Judge Robert Hinkle held that Florida's 2008 amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Hinkle

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. I went in as a plaintiff, fighting for democracy itself, and came out with some great news.

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