Comcast Corporation, Petitioner v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, et al.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.