Supreme Court Won’t Hear NBA’s Appeal in Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

A federal appeals court previously ruled that consumers’ viewing histories were protected by federal law.

The NBA logo painted courtside before the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks at Chase Center in San Francisco on Mar. 12, 2022. Darren Yamashita/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 8 decided not to take up the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) appeal in a consumer privacy lawsuit.

The high court dismissed the NBA’s petition in NBA v. Salazar in an unsigned order without comment. No justices dissented.