be a party to

The labor board has requested to be a party to the Orange County case, arguing that it has “exclusive initial jurisdiction over aspects of this dispute.”

But that issue has taken a back seat to the separate fight over who can be a party to the lawsuit.

Erdogan said that he would not be a party to the conflict, and play the role of a referee.

“I would not be a party to standards of African American history that homogenizes our history,” said Brenda Walker, a task force member and an education professor at the University of South Florida whose research has focused on Black students and recruiting male teachers of color.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, noting it was a determination in a civil proceeding, told reporters on Friday: "That didn’t involve the government, and it would be inappropriate to comment on the detail of that, given the potential that is then there for future action that the government might be a party to."