City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders (Raiders II)
California Court of Appeals, First District
220 Ca.Rptr. 153 (1985)
Relevant factsFree
After the California Supreme Court held in Raiders I that Oakland (plaintiff) had authority to condemn the Raiders (defendant) franchise, the case returned to the trial court, where the Raiders raised a new argument: that the federal commerce power prohibited the city's condemnation because professional football is deeply intertwined with interstate commerce. The trial court agreed and ruled for the Raiders, and Oakland appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a municipality's acquisition of a sports team franchise by eminent domain would impermissibly burden interstate commerce.