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As per the ruling, it's not 'fairness' so much as actual due process. It doesn't matter what a collective bargaining contract states, any accused person is entitled to know the charges against them, the penalties or benefits of their pleas, and full disclosure of all evidence against them. Not one of those things were in any way granted through this entire debacle. Goodell and the NFL got exactly what they deserved.
The terms are being used pretty much interchangeably. Brady was denied fundamental fairness because he was denied due process. An appeal which follows the basic tenets of due process is considered to be fundamentally fair. One that does not is not.