The case will now be overseen by appointee of former President Donald Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made his tussle with the California entertainment giant, which he has called a “woke corporation” from Burbank, a recurring feature of his re-election and now presidential campaign. | Charles Krupa/AP PhotoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge who has a history of ruling against Ron DeSantis is stepping aside from presiding over a high-profile case where Disney sued the Florida governor.U.S.
Walker on Thursday called the motion filed by the state “meritless.” But he said he’ll remove himself from the case because he discovered last week that an unidentified “third-degree” relative of his owns 30 shares of Disney stock. “Even though I believe it is highly unlikely that these proceedings will have a substantial effect on The Walt Disney Company, I choose to err on the side of caution — which, here, is also the side of judicial integrity — and disqualify myself,” Walker wrote in a 14-page order. “Maintaining public trust in the judiciary is paramount, perhaps now more than ever in the history of our Republic.”
DeSantis has made his tussle with the California entertainment giant, which he has called a “woke corporation” from Burbank, a recurring feature of his re-election and now presidential campaign. He mentioned his fight with the company again on the campaign trail Thursday in New Hampshire, where he said “there will not be any compromise” with one of the state’s largest employers.” law which bans classroom instruction about gender identity or sexual orientation in lower grades.
But before a new tourism district board — appointed by DeSantis — officially took over the area, the previous Disney-controlled board quietly signed an agreement that shifted control to the company. In a counter-move, the DeSantis-aligned board, and later the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature, moved to invalidate the agreement.
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