Trump Judge Boots Disney’s Lawsuit Against DeSantis

January 31, 2024 Politics, Republicans

The New York Times reports:

In a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by the Walt Disney Company claiming that Mr. DeSantis and his allies violated the First Amendment by taking over a special tax district that encompasses Walt Disney World.

Disney said it planned to appeal the ruling. Disney and Mr. DeSantis, who recently ended his campaign for president, have been at odds for nearly two years over Disney World, the 25,000-acre theme park and resort complex south of Orlando.

Angered over Disney’s criticism of a Florida education law that opponents called anti-gay — and seizing on an opportunity to score political points with supporters — Mr. DeSantis took over the tax district, appointing a new board and ending the company’s long-held ability to self govern Disney World as if it were a county.

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Judge Allen Winsor, a longtime Federalist Society member, served as Florida’s Solicitor General under Trump cultist Attorney General Pam Bondi.

He was first nominated to the federal bench by Trump in 2018, but the nomination was never taken up by the full Senate. In 2019, Trump nominated Winsor again and he was confirmed months later by the Senate in a 54-44 vote.

In October 2022, Winsor ruled that Equality Florida and Family Equality did not have standing to challenge the “Don’t Say Gay” law.



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