Trump-appointed judge recuses himself from Disney-DeSantis case, accuses governor's legal team of judge-shopping.

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Trump-appointed judge recuses himself from Disney-DeSantis case, accuses governor's legal team of judge-shopping.
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The federal judge overseeing Disney's First Amendment case against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has recused himself from the case after the state pushed to disqualify him. Disney is suing DeSantis over what it says is a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" for publicly opposing Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill. DeSantis requested that U.S. Chief District Judge Mark Walker be disqualified from the case last month, alleging that previous comments made by Walker demonstrate a lack of impartiality. Walker removed himself from the case after discovering that a "third-degree" relative of his owns 30 shares of stock from Disney.

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