Lawsuit demands MLB move All-Star Game back to Atlanta or pay $100 million
The lawsuit also names the MLB Players Association and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who announced April 2 that the game would be moved out of Truist Park in Atlanta “to demonstrate our values as a sport,” referring to the election law decried by Democrats as “Jim Crow 2.0.” Republicans argued that the law shores up election integrity by adding a voter-identification requirement for absentee voting; rolling back the number of drop boxes from pandemic levels; banning handing out drinks and food to those waiting in line; and expanding early voting. “This was a knee-jerk, hypocritical ...