Disney and the Florida governor have been entangled in a legal war since the company spoke out against his 'Don't Say Gay Bill.'
The latest loss for DeSantis came after a judge ruled Disney could amend its complaint and continue to pursue legal action. DeSantis agreed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participates in the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by FOX News at the Fiserv Forum on August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mickey Mouse at the ESSENCE Family Day: The Block Party on July 03, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Disney has won the latest round in its legal battle with the governor.
"Defendants must respond to the Second Amended Complaint within 14 days. Alternatively, if the parties wish to stipulate that the earlier motions to dismiss, response, and replies should be directed to the Second Amended Complaint, they may file a joint notice saying so, and the court will address those arguments as applied to the new pleading," the judge added.
Disney World in Florida. For more than 50 years, Disney World operated in a special tax district known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. This allowed it to be an autonomous site, until DeSantis dissolved the district to replace it with his own hand-picked board, now known as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District .
Disney tried to quash the move by making a deal with the CFTO's predecessors, only for it to turn around and file a lawsuit against the company for what it alleges has limited its authority in the district. "The brief summary is that Disney alleges that Governor DeSantis and the CFTOB have sought to punish Disney for speaking out against the 'Don't Say Gay' law by taking away their control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, seeking to nullify a valuable development agreement signed between Disney and Reedy Creek, and threatening Disney with future reprisals if Disney does not change the content in shows and movies," Aubrey Jewett, associate professor and assistant...
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