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Comcast Corporation, Petitioner v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, et al.
Case Number:
18-1171
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Firms
Companies
- Comcast Corp.
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Washington Legal Foundation
Sectors & Industries:
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August 16, 2019
Feds Pulling For Comcast In High Court Racial Bias Battle
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday urged the high court to overturn a Ninth Circuit decision that revived a $20 billion racial bias suit against Comcast, insisting that the appellate court should be holding the accuser to a higher standard for proving discrimination than it did.
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August 15, 2019
Biz Groups Back Comcast In High Court Race-Bias Battle
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups on Thursday threw their weight behind Comcast's U.S. Supreme Court challenge to a Ninth Circuit decision making it easier to prove claims brought under a Reconstruction-era law prohibiting race bias, arguing the statute's text doesn't support the appeals court's reasoning.
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August 09, 2019
Comcast Wants Justices To Fix 9th Circ. Standard In Bias Suit
Comcast pressed the Supreme Court on Thursday to shut down a $20 billion racial bias lawsuit over its refusal to carry an African American-owned production company's channels, arguing that the Ninth Circuit's revival of the case was rooted in a standard that bucks well-settled precedent.
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June 21, 2019
Justices Could Blunt Racial Bias Cases With Comcast Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider what role racism must play in a contract decision before a discrimination case against Comcast can move forward, and attorneys expect the justices' answer will make it a little harder to keep race discrimination cases alive.
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June 10, 2019
Comcast Wins High Court Review Of $20B Racial Bias Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear part of Comcast's appeal of a ruling that revived a $20 billion racial bias lawsuit over its refusal to carry an African American-owned production company's channels.
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April 11, 2019
Comcast Can't Stop Racial Bias Suit, Studio Tells Justices
An African American-owned production company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Comcast's push for high court review of a decision reviving the studio's $20 billion racial bias lawsuit, arguing that solid evidence backs up its case.
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