Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media

140 S. Ct. 1009 · Decided March 23, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media was decided on March 23, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Desegregation (general)” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-1171

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Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-019, docket 2019-019-01.

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