Stanford has moved to intervene in the...

Stanford has moved to intervene in the pending action brought by several of the school’s athletes challenging the legality of the NCAA’s mandatory drug-testing program.

Stanford attorneys filed a motion in Santa Clara County Superior Court asking to join the lawsuit as a third party. A hearing on the request was set for July 20.

Stanford will ask that the university not be required to enforce the drug-testing program until a final determination is made on its legality, a spokesman said.