Comcast Eyes High Court Victory (3)

Comcast Corp. will try to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to nix a civil rights dispute with a minority-owned media company.

The justices agreed to review a decision from the California-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowing a suit against the media giant to go forward.

Entertainment Studios Networks sued Comcast after years of failed attempts to get the company to carry its programming. ESN said the decision not to contract with it was racially motivated.

Comcast has called the claims outlandish, pointing to its “outstanding record of supporting and fostering diverse programming,” including “more than 100 ...