Supreme Court rejects the NFL’s bid to move Brian Flores’ bias claims into arbitration

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a bid by the National Football League to move a Black coach’s racial discrimination claims out of federal court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the NFL.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a bid by the NFL to move a Black coach’s racial discrimination claims out of federal court and into arbitration proceedings controlled by the league.

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The justices declined to hear an appeal by the league and three of its teams filed after a lower court ruled that the National Football League cannot force Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach and current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, to arbitrate workplace bias claims through a process overseen by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The teams involved in the appeal were the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans.