‘Weaponizing its power’: Disney accuses DeSantis of retaliation in federal lawsuit
“Disney expressed its opinion on state legislation and was then punished by the State for doing so,” the lawsuit states.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The yearlong battle between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney will be fought in federal court.
The California-based entertainment giant filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday alleging that DeSantis and his hand-picked board retaliated against the company and violated Disney’s First Amendment rights, among other claims. Disney filed the lawsuit just minutes after a board appointed by the GOP governor voted to invalidate agreements giving Disney authority over its Florida-based theme parks.
“This government action was patently retaliatory, patently anti-business, and patently unconstitutional,” asserts Disney in the 77-page lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Florida. “But the Governor and his allies have made clear they do not care and will not stop.”
“Disney now is forced to defend itself against a State weaponizing its power to inflict political punishment,” the lawsuit states.
The two opposing moves Wednesday represent an escalation in the ongoing battle between the Florida governor and Disney. The fight was sparked last year after Disney publicly criticized Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature for approving a bill banning teachers from leading classroom lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation, known by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
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I wish Disney well in this suit. DeSantis acts like a third world banana republic dictator. If his actions are not illegal, they should be. And if no one will reign DeSantis in, perhaps this lawsuit will do it.
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