 In CN Sports, I'm Tony Rixby. Clemson's request to dismiss an ACC lawsuit filed in response to the school challenging the conference bylaws has been denied by a judge. The case stems from Clemson's attempt in March to release itself from the ACC's grant of rights and a potential $140 million exit fee if it were to leave the conference. Clemson sued the ACC in South Carolina to strike down the grant of rights and avoid the exit fee if it were to leave.