Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices this morning hear from two appellate veterans—Miguel Estrada and Erwin Chemerinsky—in a race discrimination case against Comcast. Plus: Montana’s hired a Jenner & Block team for this term’s major church-and-state case, set for argument in January. And if you missed it, longtime author Jon Krakauer takes a petition to the court seeking records tied to a book he published in 2015 about accusations of campus sexual assault in Montana. Thanks for reading, and feedback is always welcome and appreciated. Contact us at [email protected] and [email protected] and follow us on Twitter at @MarciaCoyle and @Tonymauro.

 

Miguel Estrada v. Erwin Chemerinsky in Key Race-Bias Case