Florida Senate pauses review of Andrew Warren’s suspension

On Aug 18, 2022

The Florida Senate has paused the review of Andrew Warren’s suspension. According to the Florida Constitution, Florida Senate conducts a review of the suspension of an elected official following a governor’s order to suspend them. The process determines whether the suspended official will be removed or reinstated. Gov. Ron DeSantis had suspended Warren — who was elected twice as state attorney in Hillsborough County — for “neglect of duty” and made the announcement at a news conference. During the announcement of Warren’s suspension, DeSantis referred to two letters Warren and other prosecutors signed, in which the letters stated they would not prosecute people who “seek, provide, or support abortions” or people who condemned restricting gender-affirming health care. “When you’re saying you’re not going to enforce certain laws you don’t like, that’s a neglect of duty. That quite frankly is incompetence as defined in Florida law,” DeSantis said at a news conference. “The prosecutor, state attorney for this judicial circuit, Andrew Warren, has put himself publicly above the law,” DeSantis said at a news conference.RELATED: DeSantis suspends state attorney due to refusal to enforce laws, including abortion restrictionsDeSantis issued the order on Aug. 4 to suspend Warren, who is filing a federal lawsuit in response to the suspension. RELATED: State Attorney Andrew Warren files lawsuit challenging DeSantis’ suspension order The pause of the suspension review by the Senate comes after Warren filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. RELATED VIDEO:The Senate says the review will be paused as Warren’s lawsuit challenges the suspension. The lawsuit claims that the suspension violates Warren’s free speech rights under the Constitution. It also requests Warren be restored to office and protected from any of DeSantis’ “illegal” actions against Warren in the future. RELATED: Andrew Warren vows to fight against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘abuse of power’ DeSantis’ act violated Warren’s right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution and exceeded DeSantis’ authority as governor under Florida law. It asks a judge to compel the governor to rescind his illegal order, restore Warren to office and prohibit DeSantis from taking similar illegal actions against Warren in the future.Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson notified Warren and state senators of the review’s pause in a latter. “I have directed that any Senate proceedings regarding Executive Order of Suspension 22-176 be held in abeyance until a final determination in this pending litigation has been rendered,” the letter says.

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The Florida Senate has paused the review of Andrew Warren’s suspension.

According to the Florida Constitution, Florida Senate conducts a review of the suspension of an elected official following a governor’s order to suspend them.

The process determines whether the suspended official will be removed or reinstated.

Gov. Ron DeSantis had suspended Warren — who was elected twice as state attorney in Hillsborough County — for “neglect of duty” and made the announcement at a news conference.

During the announcement of Warren’s suspension, DeSantis referred to two letters Warren and other prosecutors signed, in which the letters stated they would not prosecute people who “seek, provide, or support abortions” or people who condemned restricting gender-affirming health care.

“When you’re saying you’re not going to enforce certain laws you don’t like, that’s a neglect of duty. That quite frankly is incompetence as defined in Florida law,” DeSantis said at a news conference.

“The prosecutor, state attorney for this judicial circuit, Andrew Warren, has put himself publicly above the law,” DeSantis said at a news conference.

DeSantis issued the order on Aug. 4 to suspend Warren, who is filing a federal lawsuit in response to the suspension.

The pause of the suspension review by the Senate comes after Warren filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

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The Senate says the review will be paused as Warren’s lawsuit challenges the suspension.

The lawsuit claims that the suspension violates Warren’s free speech rights under the Constitution.

It also requests Warren be restored to office and protected from any of DeSantis’ “illegal” actions against Warren in the future.

DeSantis’ act violated Warren’s right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution and exceeded DeSantis’ authority as governor under Florida law. It asks a judge to compel the governor to rescind his illegal order, restore Warren to office and prohibit DeSantis from taking similar illegal actions against Warren in the future.

Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson notified Warren and state senators of the review’s pause in a latter.

“I have directed that any Senate proceedings regarding Executive Order of Suspension 22-176 be held in abeyance until a final determination in this pending litigation has been rendered,” the letter says.