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Supreme Court sides with straight woman in 'reverse discrimination' case
- The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday in favor of Marlean Ames, an Ohio woman who alleges she was passed over for a job advancement and subsequently demoted due to her heterosexual orientation.
- After more than two decades with Ohio's juvenile corrections agency, Ames filed a lawsuit claiming she faced discrimination because of her heterosexuality, arguing that favoritism toward LGBTQ coworkers hindered her career advancement.
- Lower courts required majority group plaintiffs like Ames to show additional 'background circumstances' of discrimination, which she failed to provide, prompting Supreme Court review.
- The court ruled the standard of proof must be equal for all discrimination claims, effectively lowering the burden of proof and making it easier to file reverse discrimination lawsuits.
- The decision alters legal standards in 20 states and Washington, D.C., potentially increasing reverse discrimination lawsuits filed by majority groups such as white or heterosexual individuals.
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How Appealing Weekly Roundup - Above the Law
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SCOTUS rules in favor of Ohio woman who claimed discrimination for being straight
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Cleveland Jewish NewsU.S. Supreme Court rules Ohio woman’s ‘reverse discrimination’ case should proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)In a unanimous decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with an Ohio woman who claimed she was the victim of reverse discrimination by her employer. The justices determined the lower courts improperly forced her to clear a higher burden of proof and sent the case back for further hearings. How we got here In 2019, after working at the Ohio Department of Youth S…
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