WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court won’t stop a Minnesota state court from getting involved in a fight between the NFL and Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams over violations of the league’s anti-doping policy.
The high court refused Monday to hear an appeal from the National Football League.
The players took the weight-loss supplement StarCaps, which contained an unlisted but banned diuretic that can mask the presence of steroids. The federal courts threw out the players’ appeal of their NFL suspensions, but said there were issues that should be considered in state court.
The NFL wanted the entire lawsuit thrown out, saying the players’ union contract and federal law trump state law in this case.
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