Prosecutor Fired by DeSantis Won’t Be Reinstated, Court Rules

A Florida prosecutor fired by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for refusing to charge abortion-related crimes waited too long to ask the state court to get his job back, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

DeSantis removed former Tampa area prosecutor Andrew H. Warren last year after he signed a pledge to refuse to make criminal cases against those who seek, provide, or support abortions. The high court’s majority denied reinstatement on a procedural issue, saying the extraordinary step of reversing a governor’s executive order shouldn’t come when a petitioner drags his feet.

After losing a federal case over his removal ...