Prosecutor DeSantis Ousted Wins Appeal on Free Speech Claims (3)

A federal appeals court overturned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ trial-court win in a dispute over his removal of a state prosecutor who vowed not to enforce anti-abortion laws.

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found Wednesday that the lower court erred in setting aside concerns about the prosecutor’s First Amendment rights and remanded the case for further consideration.

Attorneys for the prosecutor, Andrew Warren, had argued before the Eleventh Circuit that DeSantis’ (R) decision violated Warren’s First Amendment rights and illegally reversed the will of voters who elected him. Attorneys for DeSantis had ...