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In early August, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Attorney Warren.
DeSantis cited two pledges Warren signed as well as internal policies not to prosecute certain low-level misdemeanors unless public safety was at risk. The pledges also included a vowing not to prosecute abortion cases and another to refuse prosecution against doctors performing gender reassignment surgery.
The move outraged Democrats who viewed the suspension as an overreach of executive power. Legal scholars also condemned DeSantis’ action. Warren is suing to get is job back.
Warren’s replacement, Susan Lopez, has said she intends to run for the office in 2024.
– Staff report, Florida Politics