Judge orders end to NFL lockout

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued an injunction Monday against the NFL lockout, effectively ordering the league to resume business, but it was not clear how quickly that might happen — if at all. For league business to resume, owners would have to draw up rules on player movement, since there is no labor contract in place. Nelson's ruling in Minneapolis handed a victory to the players. It isn't the final word, but the initial decision will carry weight before the appeals court, said Jeremi Duru of Temple's Beasley School of Law.

April 26, 2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer