On the surface, actress Gina Carano’s lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company seems to be a pretty cut-and-dry First Amendment issue. Carano is alleging that Disney fired her from The Mandalorian over comments she made comparing conservatives in America to Jews during the Holocaust. Related: Gina Carano Suing Disney/LucasFilm, Funded by Elon Must and X Carano has the freedom of speech right ...
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As DeSantis’ First Amendment Losses Pile Up, Disney Smells Blood In The Water
A lot of the laws in the United States are so loosely defined that they rely on the courts to create a more precise definition. So when lawyers present a case, they scour through every state and Federal court log in United States history to find something to help them win. As most laws are living/breathing things that change with ...
Read More »Disney’s Case Against DeSantis Hinges on Judge’s Interpretation of One Case
On Tuesday, lawyers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company argued their cases in front of U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor. The hearing was for Judge Winsor to decide on DeSantis’ motion to dismiss the charges against him. Disney is accusing DeSantis and the Florida Legislature of government retaliation and infringing its First Amendment rights. Lawyers representing ...
Read More »Disney Warns If DeSantis Wins, This Could Happen To You In a ‘Constitutional Mutiny’
The problem with the slippery slope defense is that it’s, well…a slippery slope. If A happens, then rest assured that B will happen. But realistically, how does anyone know for sure that B will ever happen? But the Walt Disney Company made a good point in a briefing that came out earlier this week. If Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can ...
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