The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday decided not to intervene in a lawsuit that was filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL, alleging discrimination in hiring practices.
In a brief unsigned order, the Supreme Court said it would not hear the Flores case. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, however, indicated that he would have heard the lawsuit.
Flores, who is black, filed a lawsuit against the NFL and three teams—the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos—in 2022, claiming the league was “rife with racism” regarding the hiring of black coaches. Fellow black coaches Ray Horton and Steve Wilks joined his lawsuit….