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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
No, it is because of a series of court rulings on free speech that grant certain speech and assembly rights in public spaces, like malls or the walks in front of grocery stores. The purpose of the waiver [it is not an exculpatory clause disclaiming liability but a contract clause waiving a right, so it is a waiver not a disclaimer] is to preclude a 1st Amendment argument that the stadium is a similar public space in which certain Constitutional rights might exist.
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That's almost the first thing I thought. My first thought was that the Yankees had been on the losing end of one of those decisions.
A friend of mine who works for a big firm as a librarian told me to consider that every time I saw a caution on a power tool or some other bit of equipment it meant that someone somewhere was dumb enough to actually do that and lived to sue and win. He's sent me links to info about some of the cases and I'm just amazed the stuff people actually have to be warned against. (Don't use the lawnmower as a hedge trimmer
I think that's my favorite)
Steve B