Or, how about he was not given a fair "trial?" The Court is how innocent people are protected. I know this is a new concept for you, but that is why you go to court. Hes innocent, the evidence was EDITED and RESTRICTED from him and his team.
I'm talking about the team being punished, and you are talking about Goodell's authority to punish Brady.
Two different concepts. This ruling was in relation to the NFL's process of punishment to a particular player.
The punishment on the Pats still stands, and in the NFL's findings they broke the rules.
Pats still cheated, NFL fined and punished them.
Brady may have known about it, but the judge ruled that the misconduct of others doesn't necessarily allow Goodell to punish Brady because of that.
Again, so it sets in for you:
You may notice how Judge Berman's decision and reasoning did not mention, nor did it concern, Brady's alleged guilt or innocence in Deflategate. That was not at issue in this case. It was merely about the process afforded to Brady in his appeal of his four-game suspension, and whether or not it was fair. Judge Berman ruled that it was not.