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Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL can move forward, according to the Supreme Court.
The Justices refused to hear an appeal by the NFL, which wanted to send the case to arbitration rather than to open court in New York. Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision not to hear the case.
Flores accused the NFL of discrimination when it comes to hiring black coaches for head coaching positions. He was later joined in the lawsuit by fellow Black coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.
Flores filed the lawsuit after the Dolphins fired him and is now the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.
According to ESPN, the NFL has argued Flores should go through arbitration rather than the legal system, but lower courts have sided with the plaintiffs. The league said it respected the Supreme Court decision, which allows lower-court rulings to stay in place, but is "fully prepared to defend ourselves as this matter proceeds."
David Gottlieb and Douglas Wigdor, who are the attorneys for the plaintiffs, were pleased with the court’s decision.
The NFL must now accept that its commissioner cannot be the arbitrator over discrimination claims against the league and its teams. We look forward to litigating these claims in court," they said in a statement.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Supreme Court refuses to help NFL in discrimination lawsuit
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The Justices refused to hear an appeal by the NFL, which wanted to send the case to arbitration rather than to open court in New York. Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision not to hear the case.
Flores accused the NFL of discrimination when it comes to hiring black coaches for head coaching positions. He was later joined in the lawsuit by fellow Black coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.
Flores filed the lawsuit after the Dolphins fired him and is now the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.
According to ESPN, the NFL has argued Flores should go through arbitration rather than the legal system, but lower courts have sided with the plaintiffs. The league said it respected the Supreme Court decision, which allows lower-court rulings to stay in place, but is "fully prepared to defend ourselves as this matter proceeds."
David Gottlieb and Douglas Wigdor, who are the attorneys for the plaintiffs, were pleased with the court’s decision.
The NFL must now accept that its commissioner cannot be the arbitrator over discrimination claims against the league and its teams. We look forward to litigating these claims in court," they said in a statement.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Supreme Court refuses to help NFL in discrimination lawsuit
Continue reading...
