Breaking: Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after an oversight board he appointed voided development agreements for the company's Orlando-area theme parks
Lawsuit accuses the Florida governor of retaliation after Disney spoke out against state parental rights lawWalt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after a new board he named to oversee the district housing the company’s Orlando-area theme parks declared null and void agreements Disney struck in February.
The lawsuit accuses Mr. DeSantis of conducting a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” as punishment for the company’s decision to speak out against a law passed last year with the governor’s backing that bars classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in early elementary-school years.
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