Disney and Ron DeSantis are at it again, but this time, the company is suing the FL governor …
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00:00Disney has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Ron DeSantis, claiming the Florida
00:03governor is retaliating against the company for its decision to previously protest the
00:08states don't say gay bill. So what does Disney want out of the lawsuit and how did DeSantis react?
00:12Brute can explain in less than 60 seconds. The lawsuit was filed by Disney minutes after the
00:17DeSantis appointed five-person board decided to nullify previous agreements. That would have let
00:22Disney build more hotel rooms and parks in Florida. And you can click this comment for a refresher
00:27about the board and its powers. But getting back to the lawsuit, Disney is asking a federal court
00:31to cancel DeSantis' takeover of the company's Reedy Creek Special Tax District and to make void
00:37the five-person oversight board, which Disney said is in retaliation to the company's opposition to
00:42DeSantis' don't say gay bill. DeSantis says that the Special Tax District has gotten way too many
00:47perks since its 1967 creation and insists the company be subjugated to more governmental
00:52regulations. When asked about the lawsuit, DeSantis said he thought the case was political and did not
00:57have merit.