The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the National Football League in the NFL’s bid to rehear a court decision that favored former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden, bringing Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL closer to a public trial.

In Thursday’s ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court denied the league’s appeal of the court’s August ruling that Gruden could move forward with a lawsuit and sidestep arbitration proceedings that the NFL wanted.

Gruden sued the league and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2021, arguing that leaked emails he wrote years earlier had pushed the Raiders to fire him. When he sent the emails, Gruden was an on-air analyst for ESPN.

He sought damages for tortious interference with his contract with the Raiders, negligence and civil conspiracy.

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