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

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

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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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Case details

Citations
140 S. Ct. 1009 · 206 L. Ed. 2d 356 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 1908
Docket number
18-1171
Decided
March 23, 2020
Argued
November 13, 2019
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Neil M. Gorsuch
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
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Full case caption

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

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

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