Tue Sep 20, 2022 – 5:47 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declined Monday to reinstate suspended Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren, ruling that the dispute over the prosecutor who vocally refused to enforce state laws he disagreed with should be settled by a trial rather than temporarily restoring his job only for an eventual determination on the merits to take it away for good.
In August, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he was suspending Warren “for neglecting his duties as he pledges not to uphold the laws of the state,” in response to Warren declaring he would he would not prosecute violations of Florida’s 15-week abortion ban, claiming it “violate[s] … the right to privacy” despite the U.S. Supreme Court expressly affirming the legitimacy of state abortion bans when it overturned Roe v. Wade.
The George Soros-backed Warren, who had also pledged not to enforce laws against surgically “transitioning” minors, challenged the governor’s decision, attempting to paint himself as a target of political persecution and arguing DeSantis violated his First Amendment right to free speech. Under the Florida Constitution, the final decision whether to permanently fire or reinstate him
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