‘Reverse Discrimination’ at the Supreme Court
Marlean Ames alleges she was passed over for gay job candidates.
A straight white woman from Ohio is the focal point of a discrimination lawsuit that could reshape the legal landscape
The Supreme Court may alter Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act after a white woman challenged her ability to file a ...
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Supreme Court Signals it Will Reject Heightened Burden for Majority Group Plaintiffs in “Reverse Discrimination” Employment Claims
On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court and all three counsel appearing before it in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, appeared to walk ...
Supreme Court baffled by Ohio’s defense in reverse discrimination case brought by straight woman
Marlean Ames has alleged she was wrongly passed over for promotion in favor of a lesbian and then demoted in favor of a gay ...
Woman takes 'reverse' discrimination case to Supreme Court over hiring of gay co-workers
The Supreme Court is considering a case of “reverse discrimination” and the standard of proof under Title VII of the Civil ...
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Green woman's employment discrimination case
Marlean Ames, 60, an employee at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility, contends gay applicants were unfairly given ...
Straight woman's job discrimination claim likely to prevail with SCOTUS rebuke of lower court: expert
The Supreme Court appears poised to issue a ruling in favor of a straight woman's discrimination case, reversing a lower ...
Supreme Court signals it will make it easier for Americans to file ‘reverse discrimination’ suits
The Supreme Court appeared virtually certain to side with an Ohio woman who lost a “reverse discrimination” suit against her ...
SCOTUS seems likely to revive claim of straight woman who blames ‘reverse discrimination’ for demotion
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a "reverse discrimination" case, in which a straight plaintiff sued her state ...
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Court appears likely to side with straight woman in reverse discrimination suit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was sympathetic to an Ohio woman who alleges that she was the victim of reverse discrimination. Marlean Ames contends that she lost out on a promotion that she wanted, ...
Ignoring history, Supreme Court poised to open doors to odious claims of ‘reverse discrimination’
The justices all but ignored our nation’s long and shameful history of bias against marginalized populations, and could upend ...
SCOTUS to hear straight woman's discrimination case that could reshape employment law
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday for a case involving a woman who claims she was unfairly discriminated ...