"said that neither he nor the council could take".
You're the more learned writer and journalist, am I misinterpreting that sentence in some way?
And like I said before, he may be the only judge throwing out things as well - speculation.
Pryor has considered and dismissed some of the complaints because they did not provide sufficient evidence that any misconduct by Cannon had occurred, according to the order.
pryor is 11th Circuit Court’s Chief Judge William Pryor, can he make decisions on his own as well?