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New York Football Giants, Inc., et al. v. Brian Flores
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-1185 · judgment August 14, 2025
Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Second Circuit decision below, and a business petitioner.
Question presented
Whether an arbitration agreement governing disputes in a professional sports league is categorically unenforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act because it designates the league commissioner as the default arbitrator and permits the commissioner to develop arbitral procedures. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
For respondent
Douglas Holden Wigdor
Wigdor LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 5 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- May 26 2026Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
- May 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2026.
- May 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 27 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2026.
- Apr 20 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
- Mar 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 25 2026Reply of petitioners New York Football Giants, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 06 2026Brief of respondent Brian Flores in opposition filed.
- Feb 05 2026Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
- Jan 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2026.
- Jan 26 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 02 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)