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.
The respondent, Michael Salazar, claimed that the NBA violated federal law in disclosing his personal information, including his personal viewing history, to Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Meta.
The NBA offers a free email newsletter that permits fans to stay up to date on developments regarding the sports league’s teams and players. Salazar said he subscribed to the newsletter in 2022 and that he watched videos offered on the league’s website, according to the petition the NBA filed….