Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asks court to dismiss Disney's Lawsuit

Jun 26, 2023 in "The Walt Disney Company"

Posted: Monday June 26, 2023 5:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has filed a motion asking the court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit against him.

In the motion, DeSantis says, "The Court should dismiss the amended complaint, or at minimum, dismiss all claims against the State Defendants."

DeSantis claims, "Its last-ditch power grab having been foiled under state law, Disney now turns to federal constitutional law to sue the Governor, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the CFTOD Board, and CFTOD’s Administrator. Its claims are meritless for many reasons, not least of which is that a special district cannot bind the State to transfer a portion of its sovereign authority to a private entity."

You can read the full 27 page motion here.

Disney claims in its lawsuit filed in a federal court that there has been "A targeted campaign of government retaliation-orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech-now threatens Disney's business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights."

Read more about the latest on Disney's lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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mkt2 days ago

Something something gabagool something

MisterPenguin3 days ago

Ohh? Talkin' bout Wegman's are we? The pastrami?... To die fohr.

Figgy13 days ago

It's pronounced Joisey;)

JoeCamel3 days ago

I can hear the accent in that post

Figgy13 days ago

When in the Orlando area we usually shop at Whole Foods over Publix

dmc4933 days ago

@Figgy1 those there are fighting words, bring it on

Figgy13 days ago

Wegmans is much better than Publix for just about everything

LAKid533 days ago

You needed to go to the #1 party school. 😉 The Publix next to FSU's campus...and right across from fraternity row...was quite buzzing on Wednesday nights. I learned quickly to avoid it on that night.

Comped3 days ago

Really? I've never heard of that and I've been to multiple Publixes around UCF campuses while a student haha.

Captain Barbossa4 days ago

Lucky Florida. All the Publix’s in my area are where the local senior swinger clubs convene 🤢

MisterPenguin4 days ago

That's a Florida wedding shoot.

mkt4 days ago

Brian4 days ago

Sir, this is a Publix thread.

eddie1044 days ago

What good does DeSantis provide being in the Senate ? His personality is as lackluster as his policies and with Trump back in the White House his political future is based on his success. Nobody is gonna be checking for those type of politicians any longer if the next four years turns out be garbage.