NFL Lockout Resumes After Eight Circuit Court Rules 2-1 In Favor Of Owners

The NFL has won another round in the court fight with its players. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday decided that the league's lockout of its players should stay in place until a full appeal is heard on whether it is legal, which means until at least the first week of June and possibly much longer. The 2-1 decision mirrored a similar decision last month from the same panel, including a lengthy dissent from the same judge. The appellate court said it believed the NFL has proven it "likely will suffer some degree of irreparable harm without a stay." It also cast doubt on the conclusions of U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, who ruled April 25 that the lockout should be lifted -- only to have the 8th Circuit panel put her decision on hold four days later. "In sum, we have serious doubts that the district court had jurisdiction to enjoin the league's lockout, and accordingly conclude that the league has made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed on the merits," the majority wrote.

Source: ESPN

 

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More Bullcrap.

 

This is not good. I was hoping the stay would be lifted and we could get to some football, but it's not gonna happen.

It's beginning to look more and more like the 2011 season is in more danger than ever of at the least being cut short if not outright canceled.

That would be ashame.

 

I hate these motherheckers. Kill the golden goose. Take their money and choke on it.

 

The NFL is doing irreparable harm with the fans. -.-

 

I remember the NHL lockout, the one they still haven't recovered from in terms of fans ect.

If this keeps going on the NFL will start losing fans too. The problem is the NFL is the NFL its not like any other sport, their will ALWAYS be fans.