Charter Communications, Inc., Petitioner v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, et al.

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18-1185

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Supreme Court

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3440 Other Civil Rights

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  1. March 30, 2020

    Justices Remand Charter Bias Suit, Citing Comcast Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent a black-owned production studio's $10 billion racial bias case against Charter back to the Ninth Circuit to be reevaluated under a strict causation standard that the justices cemented in a ruling for Comcast last week.

  2. October 25, 2019

    Comcast Asks Justices To Reconsider Race Bias In $20B Suit

    Comcast has made one final push to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that the $20 billion racial bias suit it is facing from a black-owned production company should be required to meet the "but for" causation standard to pass muster, not the lesser standard that the Ninth Circuit relied on.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.