DeSantis Attorneys Ask Choose in Disney Case to Recuse Himself
Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida requested a federal choose on Friday to step down from a case introduced by Disney, saying his feedback in two unrelated courtroom proceedings final 12 months displayed a bias towards the corporate.John Guard, the Florida chief deputy legal professional normal, made the request to Mark E. Walker, the chief choose for the Northern District of Florida, on behalf of Mr. DeSantis. Choose Walker is presiding over the early phases of a Disney lawsuit, filed final month, that accused Mr. DeSantis and a board that oversees authorities providers at Walt Disney World of participating in “a focused marketing campaign of presidency retaliation.”Of their movement to disqualify Choose Walker, Mr. Guard and attorneys for the 5 members of the board stated two rem...
