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Republicans have been wary about DeSantis’s battle with Disney, including some GOP senators who say the Florida governor’s feud with the entertainment giant has gone too far. The company then filed an amended complaint last month that added new Florida regulation, like a new transportation bill that would allow the state to inspect Disney World’s monorail system, to the ongoing lawsuit. The company then sued DeSantis in April after a DeSantis-appointed board voided previous agreements the company made, alleging that the governor is harming the company’s business operations. Trump lashes out at Biden family, media after cocaine found at White House

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“For these reasons, the Court should dismiss the amended complaint, or at minimum, dismiss all claims against the State Defendants,” the motion reads.ĭisney and DeSantis have been engaged in a more than year-long feud after the company publicly opposed the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation for certain grades. The lawyers argued that neither DeSantis nor Meredith Ivey - serving as the state’s Economic Opportunity secretary - “enforce any of the laws at issue, so Disney lacks standing to sue them.” They also argued that DeSantis, who is also running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is “entitled to legislative immunity, which shields ‘both governors’ and legislators’ actions in the proposal, formulation, and passage of legislation.”