Ron DeSantis greets supporters during a rally with Jorge Masvidal and Alex Otaola at a Turning Point Action event in Hialeah Park on the eve of Election Day. - Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS
As Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged an aggressive war on what he considers “woke” culture, his ideas have come under fierce legal fire, with more than 15 lawsuits challenging his policies. Four private law firms — each with deep connections to Republican Party politics — have been hired to defend the state, and the cost to Florida taxpayers is at least $16.7 million, according to a Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times review of state financial transactions. Cooper & KirkThe firm that has raked in the most money — $5.9 million — is the boutique Washington, D.C. law firm of Cooper & Kirk. When Florida retain...
