SCOTUS Rejects NFL Arbitration Bid in Flores Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court declined to hear the NFL’s appeal to compel arbitration in Brian Flores’ racial-discrimination lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed in open federal court rather than arbitration overseen by Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Second Circuit previously found the NFL’s arbitration provision unenforceable under the Arbitration Act, and Flores’ team argued the league’s forum was biased. Flores, who has been a coach for the Vikings, contends the NFL and clubs engaged in systemic discrimination against Black coaches.