After a series of appeals, Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL appears set for a public trial.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court rejected the NFL’s petition to rehear a recent decision on the case with a 7-0 vote, via ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n It’s the latest legal win for the former head coach as he tries to keep the proceedings from happening behind closed doors. In August, the court sided with Gruden in an appeal that blocked the NFL<\/a> from sending the case into closed-door arbitration.<\/p>\n One of the NFL’s few remaining moves is an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but ESPN reports<\/a> that such an appeal is unlikely.<\/p>\n Gruden resigned as the Las Vegas Raiders head coach in 2021<\/a> after emails showing him using racist, homophobic and misogynistic language<\/a> were leaked to media outlets. Soon afterward, Gruden sued the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell, accusing the league of leaking the emails in what he called a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” to ruin his career<\/a>.<\/p>\n [Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24\/7<\/a>]<\/p>\n In the years since, Gruden and the league have been locked in legal battles, most recently to determine the manner of the lawsuit. Gruden has wanted his trial to be as public as possible, vowing in 2021 that “the truth will come out.”<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The league, meanwhile, wanted closed-door arbitration and to avoid discovery. Though the NFL has repeatedly tried to strike down the lawsuit, attempts to dismiss it have been denied<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gruden originally won the case before a trial court, but a Nevada Supreme Court panel overturned the ruling in May 2024<\/a> as part of a lengthy appeal. Per court documents, Gruden’s lawyers initially filed for a rehearing on the appeal last summer, which was denied. A month later, they filed for an en banc reconsideration, which was granted last October.<\/p>\n