Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majority groups to meet a higher bar to prove job discrimination than groups that traditionally face bias.

Marlean Ames, 60, an employee at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility, contends gay applicants were unfairly given promotions that she sought.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Marlean Ames, a woman who alleges her sexual orientation as a straight person led to discrimination at work. Jessica Levinson explains.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination from her employer because she is straight.

We're in radical agreement today,' Justice Gorsuch said. The Supreme Court steered clear of the larger debate over DEI.

WASHINGTON—Amid a MAGA-led backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the Supreme Court signaled it would rule that white people and members of other majority groups who file reverse-discrimination lawsuits shouldn’t face tougher legal scrutiny than Black and other minority employees with bias claims.

Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.