In a new filing in Disney’s federal lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District defendants presented a new argument to the judge as to why the federal case should be stayed. In a Notice of Supplemental Authority, the CFTOD defendants use Disney’s recent countersuit in state court as evidence as to why the federal-level case should be stayed.

The 2-page argument says that Disney is countersuing in the state-level case and making many of the same claims that it is making in the federal-level case. Indeed, Disney is evoking many of the same constitutional challenges in the state-level case that they are making in the federal action. Perhaps an important distinction is that Disney is arguing a violation of the Flordia Consitution in the state case whereas they are claiming United States Constitution violations in the federal case.

That said, the alleged violations appear to be essentially mirrored as the specific constitutional claims are similar between the United States and Florida law.

Essentially, the CFTOD defendants want to have the matter settled in state court where they have already prevailed against Disney’s Motion to Dismiss.

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