IF YOU (PAY TO) BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME: RETHINKING PUBLICLY-FINANCED PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STADIUMS AFTER THE ATLANTA BRAVES DEAL WITH COBB COUNTY.

The article examines laws governing the publicly financed stadiums in the U.S., evaluates claims that stadiums are worthy public investments, and explains how teams' bargaining advantage over municipalities resulted in oversupply of public funds for stadium. Topics discussed include federal and state law implicated by using municipal bonds to subsidize stadiums; and purpose of state constitutional protections intended to prevent municipalities from lending public funds for projects.