After hearing today that the Second Circuit court will not grant Tom Brady an en banc rehearing. Brady only has 3 legal options left to get his four-game suspension overturned. As we all know this now has nothing to do with slightly underinflated footballs and is now a case of labor and unions.
- Seek stay from 2nd Circuit (Very Unlikely)
- Seek stay from SCOTUS (Could happen)
- SCOTUS petition (Long shot but a chance)
A Stay would allow Brady to compete in the games well his lawyers are preparing to fight his case and well the Supreme Court is considering if they take the case or not.
Option number 1 is to seek a stay from the 2nd Circuit. This is very, very unlikely as they have already ruled on the case twice. It would be very surprising if they granted Brady a stay as they have ruled against him multiple times.
Option number 2 is to seek a stay from the Supreme Court of the United States. This is more likely than option number one and there is a good chance it will happen. The decision of if Brady will get this stay granted will be made by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Yes, that is the same Justice that fell asleep at this year’s state of the union address. Ginsburg took office in 1993 when she was appointed by President Bill Clinton; Ginsburg is currently 83 years old. The one thing Brady’s law team has on its side is that Ginsburg tends to favor unions. So we could get a break here and be granted a stay.
Option number 3 will come after option 1 and/or 2 is completed. It is a long shot to petition the Supreme Court of the United States but it is possible. This would be the final thing Brady’s law team could possibly do.
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