TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A federal decide on Wednesday dismissed Disney’s cost-free speech lawsuit from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company’s remaining hopes of regaining handle of the district that governs Walt Disney Earth to a individual point out court obstacle.
U.S. District Choose Allen Winsor in Tallahassee claimed in his final decision that Disney lacked standing in its 1st Modification lawsuit against the Republican governor and his appointees to the Disney Globe governing district.
The individual lawsuit is nonetheless pending in point out courtroom in Orlando.
The feud in between DeSantis and Disney commenced in 2022 right after the business publicly opposed the state’s so-called do not say gay legislation, which banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.
The law was championed by DeSantis, who recently suspended his marketing campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. In retaliation for Disney objecting to the legislation, DeSantis and Republican legislators took around the district Disney experienced controlled for extra than five many years and mounted 5 board customers faithful to the governor.
The state and its most significant employer are also locked in a further fight.
Disney has submitted a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney Entire world, which was taken in excess of by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to launch paperwork and properly protect information in violation of Florida public information law.
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