In February, the Oakland Athletics asked a Nevada court for permission to get involved in a lawsuit between a state teachers' union and the state itself. At issue: Did legislators violate the state constitution when they awarded $380 million in public funding to the A's for a new Las Vegas ballpark? The court denied the A's request, saying the state can handle the matter on its own.
She also wrote that the team's interests would be represented by the state and associated local agencies, all of whom want the stadium built. 'The existing government defendants have the same ultimate objective as — persuading this court that, contrary to plaintiffs' allegations, SB1 is constitutional,' Leon wrote. The court has not yet set a hearing date to consider the state's request to throw out the case, although both sides have filed formal arguments.