A new lawsuit to stop public funding for the A's stadium in Las Vegas is expected to be filed in the coming weeks.
Earlier this month a Carson City judge struck down 'Schools Over Stadiums' petition on multiple different grounds telling the group that they didn't have enough signatures for it. The petition would have needed 102,362 signatures just to get on the November 2024 ballot.
This time around, the Nevada Teachers' Union says it found that Senate Bill 1 has violated "at least 5 sections of the state Constitution which should lead to the bill’s partial or total invalidation. We have asked legal counsel to draft litigation and will be filing to overturn SB1 in Nevada District Court in the coming weeks."
Both motions are in response to the Nevada legislature's approval of $380 million in public financing for a proposed $1.5 billion ballpark on the Tropicana hotel site on the Strip.
‘Schools Over Stadiums’ accuse legislators of ignoring struggling Nevada schools and are prioritizing professional sports over education. While they didn't have enough signatures, the group remains hopeful.
On Tuesday, the President of Schools Over Stadiums Dawn Etcheverry said, “After several months of organizing, our commitment to blocking the use of public funds for the stadium project has only grown stronger.
Meanwhile, some 200 people crammed the Oakland City Council chambers for a standing-room-only meeting last Tuesday and chanted “Stay in Oakland!” in yet another unified effort to keep the team from moving. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution that reaffirmed its support of the A's staying in Oakland.
MLB owners are expected to vote on the proposed relocation Wednesday or Thursday during league meetings, to be held this year in Arlington, Texas.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
