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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brendan Farrington

Suspended Florida prosecutor tells state Supreme Court that DeSantis exceeded his authority

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic prosecutor from her elected office after a teenager fatally shot a girl and a news reporter, her attorney told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The state constitution only allows for the suspension of an elected official for egregious misconduct, and Monique Worrell was simply doing her job as she sees fit — not anything illegal or negligent — when DeSantis suspended her, said her lawyer, Laura Ferguson.

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