Gov. Ron DeSantis’ sweeping agenda is increasingly running aground in the courtroom.
The decision by a federal judge Sunday to block DeSantis’ ban on vaccination passports for Norwegian Cruise Lines is just the latest judicial setback for the Florida governor on issues ranging from his touted Big Tech anti-censorship law to the so-called “John Morgan law” that would have severely curtailed funding for ballot measures.
Critics say those and others were just red meat for the right-wing GOP base in advance of DeSantis’ reelection run next year and his designs on the White House in 2024. But one expert said whether they’re enforced might not matter politically.
