Thu, Oct 12, 4:27 PM EDTAssociated Pressespn
The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on November 7th to hear the NFL's appeal of a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit against the league from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. The lawsuit, filed in November 2021, accuses the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell of a 'malicious and orchestrated campaign' to force Gruden to resign as the Raiders' head coach by leaking racist, sexist, and homophobic emails that no one disputes Gruden sent.
  • The Nevada Supreme Court will hear the NFL's appeal of a ruling denying a request to move Jon Gruden's lawsuit against the league into closed-door arbitration.
  • Gruden's lawsuit accuses the NFL and Roger Goodell of a 'malicious and orchestrated campaign' to force him to resign as the Raiders' head coach.
  • The court has scheduled oral arguments on November 7th in Las Vegas.
  • A key question before the Supreme Court will be whether the league intentionally leaked only Gruden's emails, which could show evidence of 'specific intent.'
  • Gruden is seeking monetary damages for the disclosure and publication of his emails, which he claims destroyed his career and endorsement contracts.
  • Gruden was the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders when the team moved from Oakland in 2020.