Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2019 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Case Updates
Supreme Court issues GVR
March 30, 2020
Click here to view the GVR order.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African American-Owned Media, 589 U. S. ___ (2020).
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting the petition. It also filed briefs at the cert. and merits stages in Comcast, as well as briefs supporting en banc review by the Ninth Circuit in both cases.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant cert. to clarify that race discrimination must be the “but for” cause of a plaintiff’s injury to support a Section 1981 claim
April 11, 2019
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief.
Gregory Garre of Latham & Watkins LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.