Disney Suit Against DeSantis Assigned to Obama-Appointed Judge

Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Ron DeSantis alleging political retaliation was assigned to a federal judge who has frequently ruled against the Florida governor’s conservative agenda.

US District Judge Mark Walker, who was appointed in 2012 by President Barack Obama, drew the case after Disney filed its complaint Wednesday in federal court in Tallahassee, Florida’s state capital.

Disney claims DeSantis’s moves to strip the company of control over the jurisdiction in which its Florida theme parks sit are unlawful punishment for its opposition to a 2022 law limiting gender identity and sexual orientation instruction in public schools. ...