Supreme Court hands NFL a loss in Brian Flores discrimination lawsuit, clearing path to trial

It's not an outright loss, but the Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt the NFL a setback that could affect its preferred way of handling litigation on non-player employment contracts.

SCOTUS denied the NFL’s appeal of a Circuit Court decision that ruled against the league’s attempt to force a discrimination lawsuit brought by Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores into arbitration rather than letting it proceed to trial in open court.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the NFL’s appeal...