A complete misuse of Judaical Power

[Jangler]

MINNEAPOLIS -- A judge on Thursday blocked the NFL's plan to suspend Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy, a move their attorney said should let them start the season with camp beginning in just three weeks.

Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson granted the players' request for a temporary restraining order that keeps the NFL from suspending them until their case is decided. The order also prohibits the league from subjecting them to extra drug testing.

The Williamses "would suffer a significant loss of playing time" without the restraining order, the judge wrote, and they have shown "some likelihood" of winning their lawsuit.

Peter Ginsberg, an attorney for the two players, called the order a "major victory" and said that at a minimum it should allow them to play for the early part of the upcoming season. He said it also protects them from stepped-up drug testing that they consider to be retaliation for standing up to the NFL.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4316261

I bet this Judge is a Viking fan. And IMO is misusing his power .

[Saint J]

Wouldn't the Saints players also be allowed to play?

[Kettle]

read this earlier today. could this possibly bite'm in the ass? i mean goodell is almost certainly going to enforce the suspension. the judge is just prolonging it

[Kettle]

also...its judicial. judaical means characteristic of jews or judaism and I am sure that isn't what you meant

[Jangler]

You know what could start with an "A".....mmmmm....

[Skew]

Wouldn't the Saints players also be allowed to play?

It's a Minnesota State law they are dealing with so no.

The Minnesota Supreme Court Justice is an ex-Viking, not the State Judge.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County Circuit Judge Gary Larson has ruled that defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams can continue to play football while their state-court claims against the NFL are pending.

In May, the NFL scored a partial victory against the pair, with the dismissal of federal claims challenging the imposition of the suspensions. But the federal court found that two claims arising under Minnesota state law could be pursued independently of the grievance procedure set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the NFLPA.

Judge Larson, who's not the same Gary Larsen who once played for the Vikings, also ruled that the NFL is not permitted to subject the players to enhanced testing that follows a positive result until the case is resolved.

A hearing will be held on July 22 regarding a request from the league to stay the state-court action pending the outcome of the NFL's appeal of federal judge Paul Magnuson's decision to permit the Minnesota statutory claims to survive. If the league obtains a stay, there's a chance that the state-court action would be rendered moot, if the federal appeals court finds that a Collective Bargaining Agreement governed by federal labor law supersedes claims arising under a state statute.

Bottom line? The Williams Wall will stand tall to start the 2009 campaign, and there's a good chance that their status won't be finally resolved until after the coming season ends.

Maybe, in the end, the controversy will land on the desk of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, who is the same Alan Page who once played for the Vikings.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/09/williams-wall-cleared-to-play-while-litigation-is-pending/

[Mr. Scot]

The crux is here.

If the league obtains a stay, there's a chance that the state-court action would be rendered moot, if the federal appeals court finds that a Collective Bargaining Agreement governed by federal labor law supersedes claims arising under a state statute.

[Fireball77]

When I heard them discuss it on NFLTA they said it would be pretty much without precedent that they would overturn the enforcement of a rule that was collectively bargained for by the parties. I hope that doesn't start now.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

Didn't they already get busted for doping last year?

[Bodybag]

I wish these new wrinkles to all the suspension hoopla would just simmer down. I've already made my peace that we won't have our guys for the first 4 games, and I don't EVEN care if the Williams bros. get the long end of the stick here. poo, pay them some extra cash for breaking the same rules for all I care, just do it quietly.

[Nicbsbll2]

I have a question that maybe someone here can answer... if they tested positive for a banned substance, then how are they able to get a judge to block the suspension that has been given to them?

[Skew]

I have a question that maybe someone here can answer... if they tested positive for a banned substance, then how are they able to get a judge to block the suspension that has been given to them?

To put it simply, (And someone please correct me if I'm wrong, as I am not a specialist in on this topic), but the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the players Union and the owners is one of the few anti-trust agreements allowed by congress which actually violates the Free Trade Agreements laws set forth by congress, due to an agreement with the Players Union, the owners of the teams and congress.

Under the CBA, players and owners agree that a positive drug test can result in a play suspension.

But the problem, from how I see it, is that there is a law in Minn that says that without conclusive evidence, that an employee can not be terminated from employment, temporary or permanently, without conclusive evidence.

And that is what the struggle is over.

Maybe someone can explain it better than me.