The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Peterson has won a major victory in the courtroom of Judge David Doty. Doty ruled today in Peterson’s favor on his appeal of the suspension that he was handed after Peterson pleaded no contest to reckless assault on his son.
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Peterson and the NFL Players Association argued that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was wrong to apply a new policy to Peterson for an act he committed before that policy was put into place. Judge Doty agreed. That means Peterson will be reinstated to the Vikings. ... You can get an updated and more-detailed version of this story here.