Judge Rejects Lawsuit Against Soccer Franchise’s Home at Franklin Park’s White Stadium
Boston, Massachusetts – A judge in Boston has rejected a legal bid by an environmental nonprofit organization to prevent the city’s incoming National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise from using Franklin Park’s White Stadium as its new home. The Emerald Necklace Conservatory, along with twenty individuals, filed a lawsuit last month against the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Unity Soccer Partners LLC, and others, claiming that the proposed use of White Stadium constituted the privatization of public parkland. In September 2023, it was announced that a new NWSL expansion team would be coming to Boston, … Read more