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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday in which two voters and the group Florida Rising Together challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell. U.S. District Judge Julie Sneed issued a 15-page ruling stating that plaintiffs David Caicedo, Rajib Chowdhury, and Florida Rising Together did not have legal standing to pursue the lawsuit. “Upon consideration, the court finds that plaintiffs failed to allege an invasion of a legally protected interest in defendant’s (DeSantis’) removal of Ms. Worrell from her position pursuant to the Florida Constit…

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