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Ayala v. Scott et al
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May 03, 2017
Fla. Prosecutors Back Gov. In Fight With State Atty
Florida Gov. Rick Scott received support Wednesday in his battle with a state prosecutor he removed from 23 homicide cases from family members of the murder victims and from other state prosecutors, who said Scott was within his rights to reassign the cases after the prosecutor announced she would not seek the death penalty in a high-profile Orlando murder.
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April 26, 2017
Fla. High Court Won't Halt Cases After State Atty Removal
The Florida Supreme Court said late Tuesday it will not stop 23 homicide cases from moving forward without the original state prosecutor assigned to them, while it considers her challenge to Gov. Rick Scott's authority to remove her due to her reluctance to pursue the death penalty in a high-profile double murder.
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April 13, 2017
State Atty Asks Fla. High Court To Rule On Her Removal
A Florida prosecutor has asked the state Supreme Court to bar Republican Gov. Rick Scott from yanking her from 23 homicide cases over her reluctance to pursue the death penalty in a high-profile double murder case and asked the federal court considering her 14th Amendment claims to let the state claims proceed first.
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April 12, 2017
Fla. State Atty Sues Gov. Over Removal From Homicide Cases
A Florida state attorney claims Gov. Rick Scott violated her constitutional rights when he removed her from 23 pending homicide cases over what he described as "her blanket opposition" to the death penalty, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Florida federal court.