http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230524-140329-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/disney-v-desantis-creates-strange-bedfellows/ Disney v. DeSantis Creates Strange Bedfellows Redwood, Britta eng 2023-05-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 DeSantis Disney Florida Freedom of Contract LGBTQIA+ Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On April 26, 2023, Disney escalated its public feud with Ron DeSantis, Florida’s current Governor and a 2024 presidential hopeful, by suing him in federal court. The complaint turns on a series of legislative actions DeSantis took in response to Disney's criticism of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill he championed. The context in which the case has arisen allows the corporation to frame itself a brave defender of LGBTQAI+ rights. In reality though, Disney is no liberal darling and its constitutional complaint opens the door to buttress and expand a conservative reading of several constitutional provisions.