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DeSantis and New Disney Board Ask Federal Court to Back Off

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the new board governing Disney World are asking a federal judge to hold off proceeding with Disney’s federal lawsuit against them, saying the new board’s case against Disney in state court should take precedence.
DeSantis and New Disney Board Ask Federal Court to Back Off
People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on April 18, 2022. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo
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Lawyers for Disney World’s new governing board support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s motion asking a federal judge to abstain from—or dismiss—the giant entertainment company’s lawsuit against him.

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District was created after Mr. DeSantis moved last year to strip Disney of the self-governing powers it had enjoyed for more than half a century.