Supreme Court to Hear Straight Woman's Reverse Discrimination Case
The plaintiff, Marlean Ames, is asking the justices to revive her civil rights lawsuit against her employer, Ohio's Department of Youth Services, after lower courts threw it out.
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Wednesday in an Ohio woman's claim that she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is straight in a case that could make it easier for people from "majority backgrounds," such as white or heterosexual people, to pursue workplace discrimination claims.
The plaintiff, Marlean Ames, is asking the justices to revive her civil rights lawsuit against her employer, Ohio's Department of Youth Services, after lower courts threw it out. The arguments were ongoing.