An individual wearing a mouse costume holds a Governor Ron DeSantis poster stands where supporters of Florida’s Republican-backed “Don’t Say Gay” bill that bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for a lot of young students gather for a rally outside Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2022.
Octavio Jones | Reuters
Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the corporate following its criticism of a controversial bill dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics.
Disney last week had asked to drop its other claims within the case, which concern a dispute over Walt Disney World’s development contracts, because they’re being actively pursued in a separate state-level lawsuit in Florida.
The revision, which nixes 4 claims Disney had previously presented within the case, shrinks the corporate’s federal civil criticism to 48 pages, down from 84 within the prior version.
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