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  1. April 25, 2016

    2nd Circ. Revives Tom Brady Suspension In Deflategate Appeal

    The Second Circuit on Monday reinstated New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal, overturning a lower court decision and handing the NFL and its commissioner Roger Goodell a major victory in the much-publicized battle with Brady and the player's union.

  2. March 21, 2016

    NFL Rips 'Unfounded Ethical Allegations' In Deflategate Appeal

    The NFL on Monday slammed a letter from a law school professor that purports to inform the court of several misstatements made by the league in its Second Circuit appeal over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game Deflategate suspension, saying the letter was both "procedurally improper" and "wholly unfounded."

  3. March 03, 2016

    2nd Circ.'s New Focus In Deflategate Spells Trouble For Brady

    The Second Circuit's focus Thursday on the destruction of Tom Brady's cellphone prior to a hearing on the Deflategate scandal instead of on a lower court's jurisdiction over league matters may spell trouble for the quarterback, attorneys said.

  4. March 03, 2016

    2nd Circ. Tackles Brady Phone Destruction In Deflategate

    NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the authority to uphold a four-game suspension for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after the star signal caller failed to cooperate in the Deflategate scandal investigation, the league's lawyer told the Second Circuit at oral arguments in Manhattan on Thursday.

  5. March 01, 2016

    NFL Deflategate Appeal To Test Deference To Arbitrators

    The Second Circuit is set to question lawyers for the NFL and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Thursday afternoon as the Deflategate case continues, and labor law experts say the case will likely hinge on whether the appellate court finds grounds to meddle in league arbitration matters.

  6. January 12, 2016

    Tom Brady Tells 2nd Circ. to Ignore Deflategate Intervenor

    An attorney for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady urged the Second Circuit to reject a motion from a pro se intervenor in the Deflategate appeal to strike him from the case for not properly noting his appearance, arguing that the intervenor 's arguments are unfounded. 

  7. December 21, 2015

    NFL Calls Goodell Deflategate Ruling 'Eminently Reasonable'

    The NFL told the Second Circuit on Monday that Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady for his alleged role in Deflategate was "eminently reasonable," arguing that the commissioner's decision should be enforced.

  8. December 07, 2015

    NFLPA, Brady Argue Goodell's Overreach In Deflategate Brief

    The National Football League Players Association and superstar New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does not have "carte blanche" to uphold Brady's four-game suspension for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal, urging the Second Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling that tossed the suspension in the parties' opening brief filed Monday.

  9. October 26, 2015

    NFL Taps Legal Heavyweights With Filing Of 2nd Circ. Brief

    The NFL brought in a trio of federal appellate experts from Bancroft PLLC led by a former U.S. solicitor general as it filed its opening brief Monday in its Second Circuit appeal of the Deflategate court decision overturning New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension.

  10. September 29, 2015

    2nd Circ. Grants NFL Expedited Deflategate Appeal

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday granted the NFL's motion to expedite the Deflategate appeal challenging a lower court decision that nixed the four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for his alleged role in a scheme to deflate footballs.

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