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MLB's decision to drop Atlanta highlights the economic power companies can wield over lawmakers – when they choose to

  • Written by Benjamin Means, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Major League Baseball knows how to exert leverage over local lawmakers.

Over 100 companies, including Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, reacted to Georgia’s new restrictive voting law by publicly denouncing it. While some executives are discussing doing more – such as halting...

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