A lawsuit attempting to force Major League Baseball to move its annual All-Star Game back to Georgia next month was dismissed in a New York court on Thursday.
A US district judge ruled that the Washington-based national non-profit representing a group of Atlanta-area small businesses in the case had failed to prove MLB's decision to move the Midsummer Classic caused them injuries, the Associated Press reported.
The group, apparently called The Job Creators Network, was seeking $100 million in compensatory damages and $1 billion in punitive damages, according to reports.
The suit, filed last month, claimed MLB acted unconstitutionally when it moved the game from Atlanta's Truist Park to Coors Field in Denver in response to Georgia's recently passed and highly controversial voting measures. The laws touched off fierce political debate, and was supported by former President Trump, while President Biden opposes them.
During the hearing, the lawyer representing the business group sparred with the judge overseeing the case. The attorney reportedly told the judge that his clients support the voting laws, while the judge replied that the soundness of the laws were irrelevant to the case at hand.
Lawyers for MLB and the Players Association kept their arguments brief, the AP reported, apparently sensing a favorable ruling was in the offing.
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