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Public Defenders

A federal court in Florida denied retiring Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein’s request to dismiss a suit brought by Ruby Green, a former assistant public defender, who says she was wrongfully fired over statements she made while campaigning to replace him.

MIAMI — A federal court in Florida denied retiring Broward County public defender Howard Finkelstein’s request to dismiss a suit brought by Ruby Green, a former assistant public defender, who says she was wrongfully fired over statements she made while campaigning to replace him. 

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