How Much Does That $8.00 Yankee Ticket Really Cost? An Analysis of Local Governments' Expenditure of Public Funds to Maintain, Improve or Acquire an Athletic Stadium For The Use of Professional Sports Teams

Authors

Student Note, ULJ

Keywords

Public Funding, Athletic Stadiums, State Government Spending

Abstract

This Note discusses the background of the controversy surrounding the expenditure of public funds for athletic stadiums for use primarily by professional sports teams and discusses the analyses courts have developed to determine a project's legality and constitutionality. THis Note addresses the economic and policy issues involved in the expenditure of public funds in stadium projects, and suggests methods local authorities may use to prevent court challenges of these projects. This Note concludes by delineating the conditions that should be met in order for state governments to expend funds to acquire and maintain sports stadiums.

Recommended Citation

Student Note, How Much Does That $8.00 Yankee Ticket Really Cost? An Analysis of Local Governments' Expenditure of Public Funds to Maintain, Improve or Acquire an Athletic Stadium For The Use of Professional Sports Teams, 18 Fordham Urb. L.J. 695 (1991).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol18/iss4/4