PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A federal judge has ruled that a Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis will remain out of office while the court case against the state moves toward trial.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, on Sept. 19, denied a motion to reinstate Andrew Warren, former state attorney for Hillsborough County. After his dismissal on Aug. 4, Warren sued the governor to get his job back saying that his first amendment rights had been violated. Warren, a Democrat, was elected in 2016 and again in 2020. DeSantis removed the prosecutor after Warren signed letters of intent that he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition, as well as not bringing forth charges for certain crimes.
