Supreme Court denies NFL’s bid to keep former Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit from heading to court
The Supreme Court has denied the NFL's request to keep Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit from going to trial. This decision allows the case to proceed in court, challenging the league's hiring practices. Flores, along with other black coaches, alleges systemic racism in the NFL's hiring processes.
- ▪The Supreme Court refused to hear the NFL's appeal regarding Flores' discrimination lawsuit.
- ▪Justice Brett Kavanaugh was the only dissenting voice in the decision.
- ▪Flores filed the lawsuit in February 2022 after being fired by the Miami Dolphins.
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Politics Supreme Court denies NFL’s bid to keep former Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit from heading to court By Victor Nava Published May 26, 2026, 8:07 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Supreme Court denied an appeal from the NFL Tuesday to keep ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the league from going to trial. The NFL had asked the high court to instead allow the case to be handled through arbitration, but the justices refused to intervene. Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision. He was the only jurist listed as having gone against the majority ruling to not hear the case. The Supreme Court refused to take up the NFL’s appeal.
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