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Left: Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Right: A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File).

A federal judge has thrown out the Magic Kingdom’s First Amendment lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the Sunshine State’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.

U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor issued a ruling Wednesday granting Ron DeSantis’ motion to dismiss Disney’s lawsuit against him. As Law&Crime previously reported, Disney sued DeSantis, the state’s commerce secretary, and a tourism board in April 2023. Disney’s complaint alleged constitutional violations and retaliation for Disney’s stated opposition to the state’s anti-LGBTQ “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner.”

The governor had championed the Florida legislature’s effort to dissolve Disney’s long-standing autonomous economic district, signing a bill in February and replacing the Reedy Creek Development District with the hand-picked “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” board.

Winsor, a Donald Trump appointee, found that Disney failed to show that it had standing to sue the governor or commerce secretary because the relief sought — an injunction — would not resolve its problem.

“To the extent the Governor contributed to Disney’s injury by appointing CFTOD board members, that action is in the past,” Winsor said. “Because Disney seeks injunctive relief, it must allege an imminent future injury, and it has not alleged facts showing that any imminent future appointments will contribute to its harm.”

“Stopping hypothetical future appointments would not redress any alleged imminent harm,” Winsor later added.

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