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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/prosecutor-suspended-by-desantis-loses-bid-to-get-job-back/"></div>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him. In an order dismissing the case, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote that federal law prevents […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --&g...

A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him because the case centered on state law

A federal judge ruled that the Florida governor violated state law when he ousted Tampa’s top prosecutor — but that the court lacked the authority to reinstate him.

A federal judge ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis illegally removed an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him.

A federal judge says Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but federal courts lack the power to reinstate him.