Nope. At least not in Florida.
My wife, a licensed and practicing attorney in Florida who is admitted to federal courts in the state, says not a chance.
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My wife, a licensed and practicing attorney in Florida who is admitted to federal courts in the state, says not a chance.
hopemax
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The Above the Law blog has a new entry from Joe Patrice about something he noticed in the Moore v Harper Supreme Court decision. The decision includes mention of the Contracts Clause, as an example of how state legislatures are constrained. Something the court has not invoked in awhile. The speculation, is that the Contracts Clause was not randomly included, but a signal from the high court that they are watching the Disney situation in Florida.
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Supreme Court Subtweets Ron DeSantis That He's Totally Losing To Disney - Above the Law
Supreme Court reminds federal judges that Disney's right about the Contracts Clause.
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When it's so critical they hold two special sessions and pass multiple laws to deal with it. But, at the same time, so not critical that they want to delay the case by two years.
lazyboy97o
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Maybe I don't follow the Supreme Court close enough, but it seems odd, and even problematic actually, that they would be dropping hints about other potentially future cases.The Above the Law blog has a new entry from Joe Patrice about something he noticed in the Moore v Harper Supreme Court decision. The decision includes mention of the Contracts Clause, as an example of how state legislatures are constrained. Something the court has not invoked in awhile. The speculation, is that the Contracts Clause was not randomly included, but a signal from the high court that they are watching the Disney situation in Florida.
Supreme Court Subtweets Ron DeSantis That He's Totally Losing To Disney - Above the Law
Supreme Court reminds federal judges that Disney's right about the Contracts Clause.
That said, it doesn't seem to bode well for the arguments that this is purely a state matter.
mikejs78
Premium Member
It may be, but it's quite common that they telegraph around specific issues and what their thoughts are on those issues while not commenting on specific cases. But, comments in an opinion not related to a specific case are no guarantee.
Surferboy567
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Are they going to grant Disney injunctive relief or does this need to last another 2 full years?
The board can pass many problematic changes that will affect Walt Disney World in that time.
The board can pass many problematic changes that will affect Walt Disney World in that time.
lazyboy97o
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That the Board can do things does not meet the requirements for a court to issue a temporary injunction.
I wonder how the board feels about the state throwing them in limbo for two years.
Surferboy567
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How about the board does things to punish Disney and their customers?
lazyboy97o
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They still have to do something first. They’ve talked a lot but still haven’t done much of anything.
Bets on them just sticking to minding their own business for the next two years and focusing on actual district needs until all this mess is undone
lazyboy97o
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I imagine they’ll continue to move forward with changing the comprehensive plan so they can do what they say. They’ve made such a big deal about cleaning up a mess that they can’t just do as they desire and so they’re now committed to a process that is going to take time. I don’t believe they have as of yet even found an urban design firm to start doing the work of saying that Walt Disney World is an inappropriate use of Walt Disney World.
I also imagine they were planning to ride ascendant coattails in being aggressive against a more pliant Disney.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Apparently the “shareholder“ lawsuit against Disney for their original response to the bill has fallen flat.
Also, by waiting two years, FL will have a new governor and changed legislature which could 'fix' the issue by repealing the previous legislation making any court battle moot.
EDIT: Oops. Timing's off.
EDIT: Oops. Timing's off.
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Yes
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I don't trust that this could happen.
Wendy Pleakley
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DeSantis has to go all in, no matter what now, because any change of course would be seen as weakness. To him and his core supporters at least.
The next person isn't handcuffed to this idiotic battle like he is. Given the damage it has done to the reputation of both Florida and DeSantis, it will be very easy for the next person to end it and be seen as more reasonable by comparison.
I don't necessarily trust the next person will be reasonable either, but they have the cover to be so.
Politicians pander to people they don't fully agree with all the time. DeSantis probably knows the importance of WDW to Florida but did what he did because he thought it was a win for him politically. The next person will likely have that same knowledge, but also plenty of reason to reverse course without blowback.
lazyboy97o
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The next gubernatorial election is not until 2026.
His end goal is POTUS. If he doesn't make it, does he finish his term as governor? Or does he pull a Sarah Palin?