State attorney Andrew Warren’s latest push to overturn Governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to suspend him from his job has been struck down by the Florida Supreme Court.
Warren is a twice-elected Democrat in Hillsborough County, which contains a large part of the Tampa Bay region. He has argued that the Republican governor misused his power by removing him from office on Aug. 4, 2022.
But Warren was told by the state Supreme Court on June 22 that he waited too long to file his petition. The Sunshine State’s highest court ruled 6-1 against Warren.
“This is an issue that is crucial for democracy in Florida,” Warren said in a written statement, reacting to the decision. “Rather than addressing the substance of the governor’s illegal action, the court cited a technicality and avoided a ruling on the merits of the case.”…