Supreme Court to hear arguments in major race discrimination case against Comcast
A black-owned production company run by former comedian Byron Allen alleges that Comcast refused to carry its channels while offering contracts to lesser-known white-owned channels.
That runs afoul of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Entertainment Studios argues. The post-Civil War law ensures that all Americans have the same right "to make and enforce contracts" regardless of race. Civil rights groups are paying close attention to the case. Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said in a statement that the case is "the most important civil rights case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this term."
A spokesperson for Comcast said in a statement that the company was not trying to roll back civil rights protections. But Entertainment Studios said that those moves were effectively a sham. The company "chose to launch brand new networks that are predominately white-owned with African American figureheads" rather than carrying its channels, Entertainment Studios wrote in a brief.
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