A dozen states are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to "dismiss the ACC’s lawsuit against Florida State," because the attorneys general of those 12 states said that Florida State "never agreed to be sued outside of Florida." The argument "centers on sovereign immunity," the concept that "generally shields state entities (like public schools) from being sued in other states." The ACC contends Florida State and Clemson "waived that right by joining and remaining in the conference," which is based in North Carolina. If the ACC is correct, its lawsuits against Florida State and Clemson can proceed in the conference’s home courts in North Carolina -- "courts that, so far, have made favorable rulings for the league" (THE ATHLETIC, 11/22).
AGs ask for ACC's suit against FSU to be tossed
