DeSantis in no hurry to face Disney in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ retaliation case, doesn’t think mediation would be ‘productive’

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 Micky 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). Inset: Gov. Ron DeSantis.

In the escalating legal battle between the Sunshine State and the Magic Kingdom, Gov. Ron DeSantis is apparently willing to wait it out.

According to court filings, Disney has requested that the parties try to mediate the retaliation and First Amendment lawsuit the entertainment giant filed in April. Disney alleges that the Republican governor took political action against the Mouse House for its opposition to Florida’s 2022 anti-LGBTQ “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner.”

According to a joint filing by the parties, Disney wants to try to mediation or try to resolve the case by agreement ahead of trial.

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