The Walt Disney Company faced a effectual defeat today after its lawsuit alleging revenge was dismiss in a Florida court . Theclaim focus on the country ’s irreverence of the company ’s First Amendment rightsfor standing againstGovernor Ron DeSantis ’ “ Do n’t Say Gay ” visor , ahomophobic lawthatendangers the human rights of LGBTQIA+ community and their family .
After Disney verbalise out against the placard , DeSantis and the DoS of Florida removed Disney ’s controller of a special district supervise its Orlando theme park ’s twenty-four hours to day procedure and base . The zone is now known as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District , which the governor has verbatim influence over in constitute illustration . This action then activate Disney ’s First Amendment lawsuit .
CNBCreports that Judge Allen Winsor ruled that “ Disney lack legal standing to sue DeSantis and the secretary of Florida ’s Commerce Department ” and that its claims “ fail on the meritoriousness against extremity of the circuit board of a special improvement territory in which the ship’s company operates its parks and resort . ”
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CNBC also shared the Walt Disney Company ’s reaction to the lawsuit being dismiss . “ This is an significant case with serious implications for the formula of police force , and it will not end here , ” a voice said , adding if the ruling were “ go out unquestioned , this would set a dangerous precedent and give permission to province to weaponize their prescribed powers to punish the expression of political stand they disagree with . We are compulsive to press forrard with our suit . ”
As that statement indicate , Disney ’s sound engagement in Florida is far from over . The company still hasanother suit in the court of justice ; in December it accused the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District of transgress both the state legal philosophy and constitution when it fail to turn over public records when requested . Disney called for an Orange County motor inn to instantly consecrate the the board to hand over “ all owing requested records , ” and also declare it ’s unlawfully hold back certification .
Disney CEOBob Iger has publically supported the legal engagement , which start when the company was under the leaders of former CEO Bob Chapek . “ The company , while I was gone , decided to take a spatial relation against the Do n’t Say Gay bill that was move through the Florida Legislature , ” he say in November 2023 . “ The regulator got very , very raging at the company when it took that position and decided to punish the caller by essentially undress its rights to a particular district around Disney World that had been in plaza for decades … The question was n’t even about the [ flyer , late law ] . It was about does a troupe have a rightfield to gratuitous speech . And if it exercises its right to innocent speech , it should not face vengeance . ”
UPDATE ( 2/1/24 ):
Disney has formally filed a notice of appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , as the argument shared by theme park reporterScott Gustin reads on X. Taking this to the United States Court of Appeals frees up the sheath from the Governor ’s state of matter influence as it ’s convey to a national political table that could examine the First Amendment wooing judiciously .
NEW : Disney formally files notice of prayer to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.pic.twitter.com/brpQYk6XlL
— Scott Gustin ( @ScottGustin)February 1 , 2024
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