Tuesday was finally the day when Anthony Precourt, MLS, Columbus and the state of Ohio took their arguments to court. Oral arguments were held today on Precourt Sports Venture and MLS’s April motion to dismiss Ohio and Columbus’s lawsuit to invoke the “Modell Law” in Ohio Revised Code 9.67. For a full rundown of the hearing, check out Miki Turner’s excellent live blog of the proceeding.
As the moving party, the arguments began with PSV and MLS. In these oral arguments, each side is given 45 minutes to make their case. PSV and MLS set aside 35 minutes to argue their reasoning and then asked to reserve 10 minutes for rebuttals to Ohio and Columbus’ arguments.