Supreme Court rejects NFL's bid to step into coach's racial discrimination suit
The Supreme Court has declined to hear the NFL's appeal regarding coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed in federal court. This decision follows a lower court ruling that deemed the NFL's arbitration process biased and unenforceable. Flores, who alleges systemic discrimination against Black coaches, filed the lawsuit after being fired from his position with the Miami Dolphins.
- ▪The Supreme Court rejected the NFL's appeal to move Brian Flores' lawsuit to arbitration.
- ▪Flores' lawsuit alleges systemic racial discrimination within the NFL against Black coaches.
- ▪The lower court's decision allows the case to be heard in federal court rather than in a potentially biased arbitration process.
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Politics Supreme Court rejects NFL's bid to step into coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination suit By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn May 26, 2026 / 9:53 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal by the NFL stemming from coach Brian Flores' landmark racial discrimination lawsuit, allowing his case to proceed in federal court instead of closed-door arbitration overseen by the league.The high court declined to review a lower court decision that allowed Flores' case to move forward in open court instead of arbitration, in which Commissioner…
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