Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff was quoted in a Florida Times Union article about the defeat of State Attorney Angela Corey on Tuesday (Aug. 30).
“Corey’s defeat tonight continues a small—but important—trend of powerful, incumbent prosecutors losing primary elections for being too aggressive. So far, however, no prosecutor has lost just for being aggressive: those who have been ousted all have also had scandals that contributed, perhaps importantly, to their defeats. Nonetheless, tonight is further evidence that being the toughest prosecutor on the block no longer ensures victory, even in a Republican primary.”