DeSantis seeks to delay Disney lawsuit until after 2024 election

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to postpone a lawsuit from Disney until after the 2024 presidential election.

Attorneys for the governor on Tuesday proposed an Aug. 4, 2025 trial date over the matter, the Associated Press reported. DeSantis appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District joined the attorneys in recommending the postponement.

Disney ran afoul of the governor over its opposition to Florida's Parental Rights in Education Law and accuses DeSantis of waging a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" against the company.

The company previously enjoyed effective control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special economic zone that included Disney World. DeSantis has since reorganized it in to the CFTOD and appointed its board members.

Prior to the dissolution of the RCID, however, Disney reached agreements with the board of that entity to retain many aspects of its powers, which the current board refuses to honor, hence the suit.

The state has called those agreement part of a "last-ditch power grab."

The Florida governor's escalating feud with a private company has attracted scrutiny from Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.