The Walt Disney Company in April filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and seven other officials alleging harm to its business (pdf).
In May, the governor announced his intention to run for president.
The lawyers met on June 15 via videoconference and on Tuesday filed a joint report (pdf).
Disney’s team proposed a schedule with a trial date of July 15, 2024.
If granted, the trial would coincide with the Republican National Convention held July 15-18, 2024, in Wisconsin.
DeSantis’s lawyers had the day before that made a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The motions assert that the state officials are “absolutely immune” because their actions were legislative; Disney argued they were political….