Judge says DeSantis violated 1st Amendment, but upholds suspension of 'woke' prosecutor
A federal judge has ruled that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not overstep his authority when he suspended a state prosecutor whom DeSantis viewed as "woke." A federal judge has ruled that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not overstep his authority when he suspended a state prosecutor whom DeSantis viewed as "woke" -- but in doing so condemned the governor for violating the prosecutor 's right to free speech. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued the ruling Friday, several weeks after a trial in the case featured testimony from some of Desantis' top aides. At issue was the true motivation behind DeSantis' suspension of Andrew Warren, a Democrat who was reelected in 2020 as the top state prosecutor in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County after running on a platform of criminal justice reform. MORE: Florida governor suspends local prosecutor who said he won't criminalize abortion According to DeSantis' executive order...