Nearly four years after sue NFL And commissioner Roger Goodll leaked leaked emails, who work him as a coach of Las Vegas Reders, John Grudeen got a significant victory in the latest proceedings, the Nevada Supreme Court stopped the case from going into mediation.

Nevada Supreme Court’s Monday’s decision-grade wins 5-2 and said that NFL The Constitution and Bylaws’ arbitration section “does not apply to Grudens as a former employee and it is unconscious.” As a result, the case of Groupen can proceed publicly instead of going into mediation until the NFL appeals to the Supreme Court.

Gooden Case sued the league and its commissioner In November 2021, alleging that he leaked his alleged confidential email into a “malicious and orchestrated campaign”, which “demands to destroy Gruden’s career and reputation”. Email leaks came to light during the investigation of NFL of the atmosphere of the toxic workplace of Washington Commanders. The judges did not rule on whether Gruden’s claims were correct or not. NFL has described the claims of Gridayn as “baseless”, saying that the former coach is at fault for its email content.

Wall Street Journal Gruden and then Washington team president Bruce Alan first highlighted the email of 2011 Used a racist trop When discussed on the then-NFLPA President Damoris Smith, which is black. Gruden was not an NFL employee when he sent that email. Although, new York Times More emails were reported from 2010 to 2018, the year Gruden became the head coach of the Reders. Grudon was involved in correspondence Vulgarity directed in Gudel And “careless and often” “using wrong and homophobic language,” per new York Times‘Reporting.

Gooden Resigned From raids in October 2021, shortly after new York Times Report.

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Article VIII of the NFL Constitution stated that the commissioner has full, full and final right to mediated any member or members in the league, or has any player or employee of the league or any combination for any combination of league or professional football in the opinion of the commissioner. ,

Although, decision Recipient Front office sports Notes stated that Gridayn sued NFL and Goodale, as he had resigned as a coach of the reders, meaning that he was no longer an employee.

“By its vague language, the NFL constitution no longer applies to the gruden,” reads the decision.

The ruling also states that NFL has both “procedural and important unconsciousness” in the mediation section of the Constitution.

Gruden had no opportunity to remove the provisions of the NFL Constitution or the provisions of its involvement in its employment contract, “reads the ruling, leading to procedural unconsciousness.

“The NFL will allow the Constitution Goodale, as the Commissioner, to mediate disputes about his own conduct – in fact what is here,” reads the decision. “The strong party’s ability to select a biased mediator is unconscious, even if the strong party can eventually choose a neutral intermediary.”

The ruling also noted the ability of NFL to amend its constitution at any time without any notice, which is also worth fainting the arbitration section.

Gooden initially won over NFL when a lower level state judge dismissed NFL’s effort to dismiss the NFL case or forces Goodll to the supervision of personal arbitration. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of NFL in May 2024, voted 2–1 to dismiss the case, and then in July 2024 dismissed the appeal by Gruden’s lawyers. However, in October 2024, Nevada in Supreme Court Gruden proposed for the hearing case by full courtAnd now it has ruled in its favor

The NFL may file a petition in the US Supreme Court to hear the case, but because the US Supreme Court has heard a very low appeal requests, a court fight between Groupen and NFL – some league expected to escape – may be ahead – may be ahead.

61 -year -old Gruden is Expected to come back in coaching And recently expressed interest in college level. Gruden spent parts of the 15 seasons as the head coach of NFL. He started with four sessions with Okland Reders before seven with Tampa Bay Buquers, where he won A. Super Bowl in 2002. After a long tenure as an analyst for ESPN, he returned to the raids in 2018 before his resignation in 2021. Among all, they have 117–112 records.