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The dust is finally beginning to settle on the NFL lockout. So millions of dollars and months of anguish later, the question must be asked: Was it worth it?

The NFL and its players continue to wage a labor war on four legal battle fronts, and there is no end in sight. Waiting for a resolution? Don't hold your breath as long as the lawyers are getting rich.

It ain't over 'til it's over, and the NFL owners are hardly ready to admit defeat. But Monday's ruling in Minnesota just might be the death knell for the lockout.

Lester Munson answers questions about the hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson in which the players will argue the lockout is a violaiton of antitrust laws.

Thanks to Judge David Doty, the lexicon of NFL labor has a new has a new, powerful entry, and it appears to favor the players. Plus, Mark Cuban's ongoing legal battle with the SEC.

As soon as the union decertifies, the rift between the NFL and its players will grow a lot bigger. Here's the inside scoop on why a certain federal judge is in the middle of the move.

At least Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith are talking, so we've got that going for us. But to what end? Here's an inside look at the mediation process that might resolve the NFL's labor strife. Or not.

Alan Page's impressive career as a Hall of Fame football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice is chronicled in a flawed, but important new book.

Johan Santan isn't facing criminal charges, but the view from our Courtside Seat suggests the sexual assault lawsuit just might turn into a critical test of the way the Florida justice system treats victims. Plus, the AFL-CIO and the NFL labor dispute.

Are the former NFL players suing their lawyers victims of historic injustice? Or are they old cranks who failed to achieve anything with their union as active players and who have made bad personal choices ever since?

The owners' road to a new CBA in the NFL appears to lead straight into a lockout in 2011. Is there hope? Can the union strike back? Here's a legal look at the ugly scenario.

DeMaurice Smith just took the most significant action of his tenure at the top of the NFLPA, and it impacts the likelihood of a lockout next year. You've got questions. We've got answers.

The Supreme Court sacked the NFL in the American Needle case, but what does it mean for a lockout? Is baseball affected? Will your team's cap cost less now? We've got answers.

The stakes are huge for the NFL and all sports in this country when the Supreme Court hears American Needle's antitrust case on Wednesday.

Kevin and Pat Williams just wanted to make weight. Now look what they've done. The world of sports and the law just keeps getting weirder.

Are you ready for some football ... on Friday night? It could happen if the NFL wins a landmark antitrust case.