Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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18-1185 | 9th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2019 |
Issues: (1) Whether, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s directive that “but-for” causation is the default rule for federal anti-discrimination statutes, the implied cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 enacted in the Civil Rights Act of 1866 imposes a but-for standard of causation or instead incorporates the “motivating factor” standard first created in the late 20th century for Title VII claims; and (2) whether a cable operator has a First Amendment right to include racial considerations among the factors it evaluates in making editorial determinations as to what programming to carry on its limited bandwidth.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 08 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 12, 2019) |
Apr 10 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. |
Apr 12 2019 | Brief of respondents National Association of African American-Owned Media, et al. in opposition filed. |
Apr 29 2019 | Reply of petitioner Charter Communications, Inc. filed. |
Apr 30 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019. |
May 15 2019 | Rescheduled. |
May 20 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019. |
May 28 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019. |
Jun 03 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019. |
Mar 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020. |
Mar 30 2020 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African American-Owned Media, 589 U. S. ___ (2020). The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
May 01 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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