Supreme Court rejects NFL's bid to step into coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination suit
The justices left intact a ruling that the NFL commissioner cannot force Flores into arbitration, allowing his discrimination claims to continue in court.
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the NFL's appeal to move coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit out of federal court and into the league's private arbitration system.
- By turning away the case, the justices left in place a lower court ruling that allows Flores and fellow Black coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton to pursue their class-action claims in an open, public trial.
- The high court's decision effectively blocks the league's effort to use the NFL Constitution to force the dispute before Commissioner Roger Goodell, a setup Flores' attorneys argued would unfairly make an adverse party the sole judge and jury.
- The legal victory clears the way for extensive public discovery, following recent moves by Flores' legal team to fire off subpoenas and more than 1,000 internal communication requests to 25 different NFL franchises.
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Flores' discrimination suit vs. NFL can go to trial
The Supreme Court refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial. The NFL had hoped to handle the case through its own arbitration process.
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Supreme Court won't intervene in discrimination suit led by Black ex-head coach Flores against NFL
The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a discrimination lawsuit led by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL, allowing the case to proceed toward trial.
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