[detective]

“employers have a right to discipline employees”

That is general principle that the courts follow.

But in this case the charges were so fraudulent and the process so rigged that even the Court overturned it.

On appeal, the court ruled 2-1 only that the suspension met the minimum legal standard.

It was a bad decision by Goodell. The process was dishonest.

It only survived by 2-1 on extremely narrow grounds.

[King of Florida]

But in this case the charges were so fraudulent and the process so rigged that even the Court overturned it.

On appeal, the court ruled 2-1 only that the suspension met the minimum legal standard.

The "standard" was the CBA entered into by the league and the NFLPA. The Second Circuit held that Goodell was simply acting pursuant to the powers the league and the NFLPA agreed to in the CBA. So even if you think the process was "rigged," the NFLPA agreed to that process. End of story.

Disclaimer: I am a lifelong Jets fan who despises the filthy cheating Pats with every fiber of my being.

[sargon]

It only survived by 2-1 on extremely narrow grounds.

Nonsense. Tom Brady richly deserves this suspension.