US EditionUnanimous Supreme Court Affirms that There Is No ‘Good’ Discrimination
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, need not meet a higher evidentiary standard than gay colleagues to prove workplace discrimination by the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
- The case arose after Ames was denied a promotion in 2019 and subsequently demoted in favor of two less experienced gay candidates, with lower courts applying a 'background circumstances' rule that required majority-group plaintiffs to meet a higher burden to prove discrimination.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson authored the Court's opinion, emphasizing that Title VII protects all individuals equally regardless of majority or minority status, and the Court rejected the Sixth Circuit’s additional evidentiary standard as unconstitutional.
- Justice Clarence Thomas joined the opinion and filed a concurrence warning against judicial creation of atextual legal rules like the 'background circumstances' test, which the Court struck down as inconsistent with Title VII's plain text.
- The ruling, reversing lower courts, affirms that reverse discrimination is unlawful, potentially impacting future claims and challenging the use of diversity programs that dismiss majority-group discrimination claims.
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Unanimous Supreme Court affirms that there is no ‘good’ discrimination
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that plaintiffs in "majority" groups cannot be forced to clear a higher bar to prove they were discriminated against than minority plaintiffs. The case originated from a heterosexual woman, Marlean Ames, who sued the Ohio Department of Youth Services, which runs the state's juvenile correctional system, after she was passed over for a promotion and subsequently significantly demoted in favor of t…
Is DEI DOA? Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Added Burden for Whites in Discrimination Lawsuits
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down three major cases with unanimous decisions. One, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, raises additional questions over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that have been widely used in higher education and businesses. There is no reason to believe that DEI measures are DOA, but the decision is likely to accelerate challenges based on reverse discrimination after the Court rejected the im…
Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Ruling in Key Case - News Addicts
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision on Thursday involving an Ohio woman who alleges reverse discrimination. The decision could become a key victory in ongoing ideological wars against diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives. In a 9-0 decision that, believe it or not, was penned by left-leaning Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the highest court […] The post Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Ruling in Key Case appeared first on Ne…
Supreme Court unanimously rules majority groups protected from workplace discrimination
In a landmark 9-0 decision Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that majority groups — including heterosexuals — are entitled to the same workplace discrimination protections as… The post Supreme Court unanimously rules majority groups protected from workplace discrimination appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Supreme Court Holds Same Rules Govern in 'Majority Plaintiff' Employment Discrimination Cases
"The Supreme Court just ruled UNANIMOUSLY that “reverse discrimination” IS discrimination. In other words, discriminating against someone because they’re white and heterosexual IS illegal under the Civil Rights Act. I can’t believe this had to be litigated at the Supreme Court, but this is a BIG win regardless." The post Supreme Court Holds Same Rules Govern in “Majority Plaintiff” Employment Discrimination Cases first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·…
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