December 21, 2017
With the NFL's suspension battle with Ezekiel Elliott, a lively FIFA corruption trial and a showdown over the fate of sports gambling at the U.S. Supreme Court, this past year in sports law provided plenty of drama and intrigue off the field. Here, Law360 looks back at some of the major cases that grabbed the headlines in 2017.
November 07, 2017
The NFL on Monday urged a New York federal judge to move forward with its case seeking to uphold the suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for domestic violence, even as the players union has appealed to the Second Circuit to keep Elliott on the field.
October 31, 2017
A New York federal judge on Tuesday batted down an emergency motion by the NFL players union asking her to grant a temporary order blocking Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game domestic violence suspension, less than a day after she denied a similar request.
October 30, 2017
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will likely have to immediately serve a six-game domestic violence suspension after a New York federal judge on Monday refused to issue a new ruling to hold off on the suspension pending a federal court challenge.
October 23, 2017
A New York federal judge on Friday rejected the NFL's attempt to expedite a preliminary injunction hearing in the case over Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game domestic violence suspension, saying the conference will take place Oct. 30 as planned.
October 20, 2017
The NFL and players' union on Friday disagreed about whether to speed up an ultimate ruling on Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game domestic violence suspension after a judge temporarily halted it from taking effect days earlier.
October 17, 2017
A New York federal judge late Tuesday halted Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game domestic violence suspension, handing the players union a temporary win that reopens the door for Elliott to stay on the field this season.
October 16, 2017
The NFL players union won't wait for the Fifth Circuit to rectify the "procedural limbo" it said the appeals court left it in to try to free Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott from a six-game suspension, urging the New York federal judge overseeing the NFL's adjoining suit to grant it an emergency order blocking his suspension Monday.
October 11, 2017
The question of whether Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will be forced to serve a domestic violence suspension this season continues as a New York federal judge on Wednesday put the NFL's suit to force the suspension on hold pending the outcome of a forthcoming Fifth Circuit ruling on the issue.
September 28, 2017
A New York federal judge on Thursday ordered the NFL and the players union to meet and discuss a potential stay of the league's New York lawsuit to affirm Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game domestic violence suspension while the Fifth Circuit determines whether the union properly filed its prior challenge in Texas federal court.