DeSantis’ Top Court Shakeup Isolates Veteran Florida Justice (1)

The Florida Supreme Court’s reshaping of death penalty, gun rights, and diversity training standards has turned one justice on the all-Republican panel into the lone dissenter.

It’s rare friction in a state where the GOP enjoys lockstep control over all levers of government, flipping a court that was historically a thorn in the legislature’s side to a bulwark for the state’s rightward shift. Heading into Friday’s blockbuster Supreme Court argument over abortion rights, Jorge Labarga—one of only two justices not appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)—stands out for his willingness to buck the party line. His allies describe ...