Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren. (Credit: Courtesy photo) This Lawyer Is Fighting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Over Abortion, Other Issues
The Florida constitution means what the courts said it means, and not "whatever DeSantis needs it to mean to silence his critics, promote his loyalists, and subvert the will of the voters," Andrew Warren, a suspended state attorney, asserted in the complaint.
August 17, 2022 at 02:53 PM
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A state attorney in Tampa is firing back against the Sunshine State governor in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Wednesday over a suspension based on the prosecutor's position on several issues, including abortion.
And in the lawsuit, plaintiff Andrew Warren is appealing the suspension, claiming that defendant Florida Gov. Ron Desantis abused his authority. His attorney, David Singer, a partner at Shumaker Loop Kendrick in Tampa, said that the Florida Constitution sets limited parameters under which a governor can suspend an elected official.
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