Posted on 06/09/2025 4:47:23 PM PDT by simpson96
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit from an Ohio woman who claimed she was the victim of reverse discrimination because her employer denied her a promotion because she is straight.
In a unanimous decision in the case of Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the high court tossed out a ruling by a federal appeals court that dismissed Marlean Ames' claims because she failed to clear a higher bar applied to members of a majority group in order for her employment discrimination case to proceed. (snip)
The background circumstances rule required plaintiffs who are members of a majority group to put forth more evidence showing that their employer is "unusual" because it discriminates against the majority. Ames had argued that the requirement unfairly imposed a higher burden on her as a heterosexual woman.
The ruling from the Supreme Court makes it easier to pursue claims of reverse discrimination in 20 states and the District of Columbia that are covered by federal courts of appeals that still applied the standard. (snip)
Ames sued her employer, the Ohio Department of Youth Services, after she said she was turned down for a promotion in favor of a gay woman and then demoted and replaced by a gay man. She alleged violations of Title VII, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, religion, national origin and sex, which includes sexual orientation. Ames accused the department of discriminating against her on the basis of sexual orientation.
A federal district court ruled for the Ohio Department of Youth Services after finding that it offered "legitimate, nondiscriminatory business reasons" for passing Ames over for the promotion. The court concluded that Ames' allegations were insufficient to establish the background circumstances necessary to make an initial case of reverse discrimination.
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Heard too much of this already. It is not reverse discrimination, it is just plain old discrimination...period.
wy69
The federal district court once again plays stupid games and wins stupid prizes.
Exactly.
It is not reverse discrimination, it is just plain old discrimination...period.
What’s most interesting to me is the fact that the Supreme Court was unanimous in their ruling.
Uh oh....the WNBA will cease to exist if lawsuits start flying...well......exist even less lol
More of this needs to happen. This discrimination was at the core of DEI over the past years.
There is no such thing as REVERSE discrimination.
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