{"id":2164300,"date":"2024-01-31T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-alleging-retaliation-over-gender-teaching-in-school\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T17:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T22:51:52","slug":"judge-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-alleging-retaliation-over-gender-teaching-in-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-alleging-retaliation-over-gender-teaching-in-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney lawsuit against DeSantis over gender teaching in school dismissed by judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-against-desantis-alleging-retaliation-over-gender-teaching-in-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2164300&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Matt Stroshane\/Walt Disney \u200bWorld \u200cResort via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>2:44 PM \u2013 Wednesday, January 31, 2024<\/p>\n<p>A judge dismissed\u200b a lawsuit by Disney\u200d filed against Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came down on Wednesday, as the lawsuit alleged the governor of the Sunshine \u2064State retaliated against Disney for speaking out against a state law that bars classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: A federal judge has dismissed Disney&#8217;s lawsuit\u200c against Florida \u200dGov. Ron DeSantis and \u200dthe Central Florida\u2064 Tourism Oversight District. In the ruling, Judge Allen Windsor said Disney &#8220;lacks standing to sue&#8221; the \u2064governor and \u2064its claims\u2063 against CFTOD\u200d failed on merits. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2piQucrIgx\">pic.twitter.com\/2piQucrIgx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley \u2062Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshleyLCarter1\/status\/1752785345869955578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January \u200d31,\u200c 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The judge, \u2064Allen Winsor, ruled that the most magical company did not have a legal standing to \u200dsue DeSantis and the secretary of Florida\u2019s Commerce Department on a claim of violating its First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Legislature can determine the structure of Florida\u2019s special improvement districts,\u201d Winsor said. \u201cDisney\u2063 does not argue that the First Amendment (or anything else) would preclude the Legislature from enacting the \u2064challenged laws without a retaliatory motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest ruling is \u2063a setback for Disney as DeSantis and the company have been\u200c in an ongoing feud for the past couple years.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in April, Disney sued the \u200bgovernor after a new governing board for the district voted to void\u200b land-use contracts signed by the company. <\/p>\n<p>However, despite the ruling, a Disney \u2064spokesman vowed the company would continue to fight the latest ruling. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis \u2062is\u2062 an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here,\u201d \u2064the spokesman said. \u201cIf left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers\u200c to\u2064 punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with. We are determined to press forward\u200d with our case.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern said the ruling was the correct decision and that the \u201cCorporate Kingdom is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe federal court\u2019s decision made it clear that Governor DeSantis \u2064was \u2063correct: Disney is still just \u200bone of\u2063 many corporations \u2063in the state, \u2062and they do \u2062not have a right to their own special government,\u201d Redfern \u200dsaid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, Winsor said\u200d Disney failed to show that its alleged \u200cinjury was\u2063 traceable to DeSantis\u2019 control. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThat injury would exist whether or not the governor controlled the \u200dboard,\u201d the judge\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Windsor was a Donald \u200dTrump appointed judge who had previously upheld the law \u200cthat started \u200dthe feud\u200c between DeSantis and Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200d\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers say\u2063 that\u2063 they are \u2062not surprised\u200d a new poll\u2062 shows \u200bthat in seven \u2063swing\u200d states, the \u2063issue of the border and immigration is giving Donald Trump a widening lead over Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Federal Reserve will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-inflation-rose-3-1-in-november-above-federal-reserves-target\/\" title=\"U.S. inflation surpasses Federal Reserve's target at 3.1% in November\">maintain current interest rates<\/a>, with no cuts announced despite the central bank having suggested several cuts this year. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hungary refuses to be blackmailed by the E.U.\u2019s threats to sabotage its economy unless it bends\u200d to \u2062it\u2019s woke agenda, fund Ukraine\u2019s endless war, and open its border like all of its imperiled neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House Select Committee On \u2062China holds a hearing with top U.S. foreign policy officials about increasing global \u2063tensions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2063 Tesla chief\u2064 executive and a board seen as captive to him must find a way to negotiate\u2062 a replacement contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Qualcomm\u00a0forecast fiscal \u200bsecond-quarter profit slightly above Wall Street estimates and sales in line with market expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mounting costs of\u2063 developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-in-the-oxymoron-is-an-abortion-doula\/\" title=\"What is an 'abortion doula\">cutting-edge\u2064 features irked investors hoping<\/a> for a big boost to sales from the new technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink and is recovering well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did the court justify the dismissal \u200cof Disney&#8217;s\u200d lawsuit\u2063 against\u200c Governor DeSantis?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Court Dismisses\u2063 Disney&#8217;s \u2062Lawsuit Against Florida\u2063 Governor: \u200dA Setback in the Ongoing Feud<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In \u200da recent ruling, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Disney against Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.\u200c Disney \u2063accused the governor of retaliating against the\u200b company for speaking out against \u2064a state law prohibiting classroom \u200dinstruction on \u2062gender identity and sexual\u200b orientation. The ruling, delivered by Judge Allen Windsor, declared that Disney lacks the legal standing to sue on the grounds of First Amendment rights violation.<\/p>\n<p>Background<\/p>\n<p>Disney and \u2063DeSantis have been embroiled in an ongoing feud in recent years.\u2064 In April, Disney \u2064sued the governor after a new governing board\u200b nullified land-use contracts signed by \u2064the company.\u2063 The latest ruling \u2064is a setback for Disney, but the company has vowed\u200b to continue fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Disney&#8217;s Allegations Dismissed<\/p>\n<p>Judge Windsor&#8217;s ruling stated that the\u200c legislation determining the structure of Florida&#8217;s special improvement districts is \u2062within the Legislature&#8217;s power. The judge also noted that Disney\u200c did not argue\u2062 that the First Amendment or any other constitutional \u200cprovision prevented the enactment of the challenged laws\u200d without a retaliatory motivation. Windsor&#8217;s decision asserts that Disney failed to demonstrate that \u2063the alleged injury was directly attributable to DeSantis&#8217; control.<\/p>\n<p>Implications and Responses<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ruling,\u200b Disney remains resolved to pursue the case further. \u200cA company spokesperson stated that the proceedings have serious implications for the rule of law, and allowing \u2064such governmental \u2064powers to be weaponized to punish political viewpoints\u200b would set a dangerous precedent.\u2064 On the other hand, DeSantis&#8217; spokesperson, Jeremy Redfern, \u2064hailed the court&#8217;s decision as\u200c the\u200c correct \u200bone, emphasizing that Disney is \u2062just one of\u200b many corporations in\u2063 the\u200c state\u2063 and does\u200b not have the \u2062right to its own special government.<\/p>\n<p>Judicial Background<\/p>\n<p>Judge Windsor, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, had previously upheld the law that was central \u2063to the feud between DeSantis and Disney. \u200dThis context adds an interesting dynamic to the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The recent dismissal of Disney&#8217;s \u200clawsuit against Governor DeSantis represents a \u2064setback\u2063 in the ongoing feud between the \u2063two parties. \u2062While Disney has expressed \u2063determination to continue fighting, \u200dthe ruling \u2062provides some vindication for DeSantis. The case raises important questions \u2064regarding the limits of governmental \u200cpower and the protection of free expression. As the \u2063legal battle\u2062 continues, \u2063the implications for the rule of law and corporate-state relations remain at stake.<\/p>\n<p>Note: \u200bThe article has\u2063 been written based on the provided information. 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