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FILE - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., March 5, 2025.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) attends the 50th annual Red Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More alongside new Attorney General of Florida James Uthmeier (left) Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Florida’s New Cultural Warrior Is the Man Behind ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ James Uthmeier, the new attorney general, has followed an aggressive playbook similar to that of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Republican attorney general of Florida has been held in contempt of court. A federal judge there worries people are still being arrested under a law that the court has blocked.

FILE – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

FILE - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025.