The suit came just minutes after a board appointed by DeSantis voted to nullify two agreements that allowed Disney to maintain sweeping control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which contains its Orlando theme parks.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Disney accused DeSantis of embarking on a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” to punish the company for its liberal social views, according toThe suit came just minutes after a board appointed by DeSantis voted to nullify two agreements that Disney had quietly pushed through shortly before DeSantis’ takeover earlier this year.
DeSantis seized the district last year in the culmination of a political spat that began when Disney spoke out against the governor’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans classroom discussion on gender and sexuality in schools. When DeSantis announced the dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District in February, it marked a major escalation in what had previously been largely a war of words.
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