The Brief

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas - A lawsuit will be allowed to proceed against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after a Dallas County judge denied a request.

Jones was accused in 2020 of sexual assault, and the civil lawsuit has stalled and reopened several times in the years since.

Jerry Jones lawsuit moves forward

FILE - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks over warm ups before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Dec. 02, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The latest:

A summary judgment request by Jones was denied Thursday by a Dallas County judge, court records say.

The case is now listed as reopened, and will be allowed to proceed to trial by jury.

What's next:

The trial is set for July 20, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.

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