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Eighth Circuit rules in favor of NFL on Norris-LaGuardia argument
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Eighth Circuit rules in favor of NFL on Norris-LaGuardia argument
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sided against the players and in favor of the NFL in ruling that the players’ lawsuit seeking an injunction against the lockout was barred by the Norris-LaGuardia Act. Of course, several news outlets erroneously said the Eighth Circuit “rules that lockout is legal” — it did…
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What is the Norris-LaGuardia Act? The legal issue at the core of Brady v. NFL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has now dedicated a page to all of the filings in Brady v NFL, et al, so I’ve caught up on the reading. The gist of the case, legally at least, is as follows. The NFL owners and the NFL Players Union fought and negotiated as…
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