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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Addressing Issue At Center Of Byron Allen’s Supreme Court Case: The Threshold For Proving Racial Bias
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deadline.comA group of House and Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would make it easier for plaintiffs to prove racial bias cases, keying in on language in civil rights law that was at the center of Byron Allen’s lawsuit against Comcast.The legislation, called the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2021 and introduced on Thursday, would overhaul a provision of a post-Civil War era civil rights law, known as Section 1981, by prohibiting any actions that have discriminatory effects.
The bill would make it easier to prove intentional discrimination, as plaintiffs would have to show only that racial bias was a motivating factor, rather than the sole factor, in such claims.Allen sued Comcast, claiming racial discrimination when the cable
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