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Could Black Billionaire’s $20 Billion Suit Against Comcast Signal End of the Media Giant?
The US Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in the $20 billion case against Comcast, America’s biggest cable provider. The suit is being brought by an African American TV mogul who has charged Comcast with racial discrimination because it refuses to carry any of his channels.
Specifically, the complaint alleges violations of a 153-year-old Civil Rights Act passed immediately following the Civil War (1866), and whose principal objective was to outlaw discrimination against the newly freed slaves (and their descendants) in the enforcement of contracts.
In its response, Comcast has asked the Supreme Court to determine whether Allen must show that his race was the principal reason why it has not broadcast any of his shows or channels — or whether race itself can or may be considered as just one among many motivating factors for such a decision.
Should the Supreme Court agree with Allen, he will be allowed to continue to sue Comcast in the lower courts, and in all likelihood, he…
