flynnibus
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Well the district has a shiny new whistleblower policy from 2023 if you recallI wonder what the whistleblower laws are like down there. Do they have any protections should they go to a news organization?
Well the district has a shiny new whistleblower policy from 2023 if you recallI wonder what the whistleblower laws are like down there. Do they have any protections should they go to a news organization?
I'm now wondering how quickly and quietly it goes away or if we find out it has more holes than swiss cheeseWell the district has a shiny new whistleblower policy from 2023 if you recall
I was thinking about using the laugh emoji but not sure if appropriateWell the district has a shiny new whistleblower policy from 2023 if you recall
It might be a harder fought victory after allI thought this was a slam dunk Win for Disney?
It is not. There’s still the state lawsuit, which is a contract dispute, and Disney has stated that they will be appealing.Good. It’s over. Hopefully @The Mom can lock this thread and throw away the keys.
You actually think this is over?Good. It’s over. Hopefully @The Mom can lock this thread and throw away the keys.
It is far from over. Disney is not going to just let it go.Good. It’s over. Hopefully @The Mom can lock this thread and throw away the keys.
I’m bewildered by Garcia’s statement.The CFTOD has released statements:
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District released the following statements in response to the federal court ruling on Disney’s case against the district.
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Chairman Martin Garcia:
“I’m delighted that this lawsuit, which was nothing more than a distraction, is now behind us. Our board and the district will now continue to make the appropriate changes to operate and function as an independent government agency to promote transparency and accountability while bringing more prosperity to more people in Florida.”
Charles J. Cooper, Chairman of Cooper & Kirk:
“We are pleased that the district court applied clear precedent to reject Disney’s claim that it, rather Florida’s Legislature and her Governor, gets to choose the officials who will serve on its local government body. Disney may own the land in the district, but it does not own the government.”
Statements on Major Victories in Federal Case Against Disney - Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
STATEMENTS ON MAJOR VICTORIES IN FEDERAL CASE AGAINST DISNEY LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – January 31, 2024 – The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District released the following statements in response to the federal court ruling on Disney’s case against the district. Central Florida Tourism Oversight...www.oversightdistrict.org
Well I think is to be expected. That is the kind of rhetoric that he has been using right from the beginning.I’m bewildered by Garcia’s statement.
The case is far from “behind us.” The case is going to be appealed most likely all the way to the Supreme Court.
Aren’t the Supreme Court extremely particular about which cases they hear and don’t hear? This is obviously a very important case with very tangible consequences.Everyone knows this judge is biased and the fact of the matter is that legal precedent could’ve easily been construed to support or reject Disney’s conclusion, even though common sense is clearly in Disney’s favor. With his bias, I’m unsurprised by this ruling. This case was always going to be appealed. And it will likely end up at the Supreme Court eventually.
Why do you think Jonathan Hacker, the chair of O’Melveny’s Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Practice, has been involved in this case from the very beginning?
Jonathan Hacker - Partner | O'Melveny
With more than 800 lawyers on three continents, O’Melveny is an international law firm committed to providing a client experience as satisfying as the outcomes we achieve.www.omm.com
It’s a very important case with massive consequences for free speech and state power. It’s also a case that is very public. I think the Supreme Court would want to hear the case, but nobody can predict what they will do.Aren’t the Supreme Court extremely particular about which cases they hear and don’t hear? This is obviously a very important case with very tangible consequences.
Would they even hear this case?
The decision could have gone either way based on an interpretation of the Hubbard decision, but I'm not seeing any technicality that can be remedied. What technicality are you referring to?This isn’t the victory you think it is.
This is like accidentally stepping over the line at a bowling alley, or crossing the line at the dragstrip before the green light. It was a technicality, but one that can be remedied
The appeal will be based on misapplying Hubbard. Even the judge pointed out cases that could have been precident but then he just said this is a Free Speech retaliation case, not a free speech or free exercise case so Hubbard rules. If the 11th circuit that just happened to slap down Desantis 2 weeks ago for retaliation against free speech last week takes the same grounds, it will quickly be remanded back to the District Court for proceedings consistent with their ruling.The decision could have gone either way based on an interpretation of the Hubbard decision, but I'm not seeing any technicality that can be remedied. What technicality are you referring to?
That part of the decision was a particularly strained interpretation of the law.I assume Mr. Winsor would make no effort to fight a law infringing the civil rights of judges born in 1976 and appointed to the District Court in 2019 who have dismissed cases involving Disney and the state of Florida in early 2024 since he was not mentioned by name.
Good thing I purchased my figment popcorn bucket!It is far from over. Disney is not going to just let it go.
Disney issues statement in response to court case dismissal against Ron DeSantis and CFTOD and vows to 'press forward'
Disney issues statement in response to court case dismissal against Ron DeSantis and CFTOD and vows to 'press forward'www.wdwmagic.com
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