Flores v. The National Football League

  1. January 07, 2026

    NFL Takes Arbitration Fight In Flores Case To Supreme Court

    The National Football League has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether its arbitration process, overseen by the commissioner, complies with federal law, appealing a Second Circuit ruling in favor of a coach suing the league for discrimination.

  2. January 02, 2026

    The Top Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2026

    As attorneys prepare for a busy year of sports cases centering on antitrust, labor laws and prediction markets, all eyes are sure to be locked on the U.S. Supreme Court, which will decide the fate of two state laws banning transgender girls and women from competing in female sports.

  3. December 23, 2025

    The Court Cases That Defined Sports Law In 2025

    From a landmark settlement that looks to reshape the future of college athletics to an eye-popping victory for a golf legend, the sports legal world was teeming with cases that commanded attorneys' attention throughout 2025.

  4. October 06, 2025

    2nd Circ. Declines To Reconsider NFL Arbitration Decision

    The Second Circuit on Monday declined the NFL's request to reconsider its finding that the league offers arbitration "in name only" and that it cannot force fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores to arbitrate his racial discrimination claims.

  5. September 19, 2025

    NFL Warns Arb. Ruling Could Disrupt Sports Dispute Process

    The NFL has asked the Second Circuit for a rehearing on its finding that the league provides arbitration "in name only" because its process lacks neutrality, arguing that the decision will disrupt long-standing procedures across professional sports and undermine a league's authority to resolve disputes.

  6. September 19, 2025

    Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts

    In this week's Off The Bench, the U.S. Supreme Court receives initial briefs from West Virginia and Idaho regarding their bans on gender identity-based participation in school sports, Kalshi is taken to court by another state over its event contract offerings, and Washington, D.C.'s National Football League team takes a major step toward returning to its namesake city.

  7. August 14, 2025

    2nd Circ. Denies NFL Arbitration In Flores Case

    Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores won efforts to keep his racial discrimination claims against the NFL in federal court, with the Second Circuit finding Thursday that the league cannot force him into arbitration because the organization has unilateral control over the process.

  8. August 13, 2025

    Flores Cites Gruden's Win Averting Arbitration In NFL Suit

    Fired former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sent a letter to the Second Circuit arguing the recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court not to send the dispute of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to arbitration is pertinent to his efforts to avoid arbitration in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.

  9. July 25, 2025

    Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    Certain court cases have become staples on both the midyear and end-of-year must-watch lists in sports and betting at Law360. One that seemed best positioned to finally fall off the list, as it turns out, is far from over: the multibillion-dollar NCAA settlement regarding name, image and likeness payments and revenue sharing with hundreds of thousands of college athletes. A handful of other suits from past years will also continue to bear watching through the end of 2025.

  10. March 25, 2025

    'Biased' Arbitration At Stake As Flores, NFL Speak To 2nd Circ.

    A Second Circuit panel weighing former NFL coach Brian Flores' discrimination suit against the league acknowledged Tuesday that shipping the aggrieved coach's dispute to arbitration could pave a new course in corporate dispute settlement.