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Monique Worrell

Andrew Warren loses to Suzy Lopez; but Monique Worrell wins back the Orlando-area prosecutor’s job

Monique Worrell, a Central Florida state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, won back her job in Tuesday’s election.
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Ron DeSantis seeks to dismiss a lawsuit over his suspension of Monique Worrell

State lawyers filed a motion arguing that a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit that alleges DeSantis violated voters’ rights.
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Lawsuit by voters says Florida governor violated their rights by suspending Monique Worrell

The lawsuit says Ron DeSantis disenfranchised voters and violated due process and First Amendment rights when he suspended Monique Worrell.
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Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Monique Worrell is challenged on due process and First Amendment grounds

The Southern Poverty Law Center case contends DeSantis' suspension of Worrell violated due process and First Amendment rights.
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Ousted prosecutor Monique Worrell: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “seeks to establish a precedent that allows him to suspend local state officials at will”

In August, Ron DeSantis issued an executive order suspending Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat elected in 2020.
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: Fri., November 3, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Special session Amid a rise in anti-Semitism and the war between Israel and Hamas, Florida lawmakers plan to help bolster security by flowing $25 million into Jewish day schools and preschools and another $10 million...
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Former U.S. attorneys general support Ron DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

Former AGs Edwin Meese, Michael Mukasey, Jeff Sessions and William Barr, accused Monique Worrell of “prosecutorial abdication of duties.”
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Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Monique Worrell

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell.
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Florida Sheriffs back DeSantis in his suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

The Florida Sheriffs Association on Monday sought permission from the state Supreme Court to file a brief backing Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Lawmakers and ex-justices back suspended Central Florida prosecutor Monique Worrell

Current & former Democratic lawmakers and former Florida Supreme Court justices have signed onto legal briefs backing Monique Worrell.
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Prosecutor tells Florida Supreme Court that Governor DeSantis had no legal basis for her suspension

Suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn Ron DeSantis’ decision to oust her.

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