"The CAS decision to dismiss Mr. Bin Hammam's request for a provisional stay is a proceduralorder and not an award, meaning that it is not subject to further appeal, " it added.
But on Friday, the court denied a request for a temporary injunction, allowing the Air Force to override a procedural stop-work order from the Government Accountability Office.
And if next year does see a return to the old days of sterile stand-offs and unwinnable votes, we'll probably see even more points of order, procedural matters and accusations of bad faith - and even less time spent on the things this commission is supposed to be here to do.