'But-for' Causation Furthers Discrimination, Group Tells SCOTUS
While backing Entertainment Studios Network (ESN) in its racial discrimination claim against Comcast, Issues4Life Foundation in a Supreme Court docket 18-1171 amicus brief Friday largely focused on Planned Parenthood. The anti-abortion advocacy group said upholding a "but-for" causation standard would…
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allow a continuation of discrimination against African Americans that begins at conception. SCOTUS said in taking up Comcast's appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of a lower court's dismissal of ESN litigation it was considering only whether a claim of race discrimination under federal law fails in the absence of but-for causation (see 1906100024). Comcast outside counsel didn't comment Monday.