Ohio, Supreme Court and reverse discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court likely to side with Ohio woman’s reverse discrimination claim
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled last week it is likely to rule in favor of an Ohio woman who claims she was discriminated against at work because she is straight. Marlean Ames brought a claim against the Ohio Department of Youth Services under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
Ohio woman’s reverse discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court has wide-ranging DEI implications
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In many ways, Marlean Ames’ lawsuit was fairly routine. The longtime employee of the Ohio Department of Youth Services said she was wrongly passed over for a promotion, demoted without an explanation from her bosses and lost out on some $40,000 a year.
Ohio woman asks court to weigh in on requirements for reverse discrimination claim
Marlean Ames says she is the victim of reverse discrimination: She was not hired for a job that she wanted, and she was demoted, because she is straight. Ames sued and brought her case to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court seems poised to rule for Ohio woman alleging "reverse discrimination"
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to side with an Ohio woman in her bid to revive a lawsuit alleging "reverse discrimination."
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for Ohio woman claiming job bias because she’s straight
The Supreme Court seems likely to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight.
SCOTUS Poised to Reopen Case From Woman Claiming Employer Discriminated Against Her For Being Straight
During oral arguments on Wednesday, liberal and conservative justices alike appeared sympathetic to Marlean Ames, a straight, white, cisgender woman who claims she was denied a promotion because she is straight.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Reverse Sex Discrimination Case
On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court entertained oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that centered on whether a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group must meet a higher burden—namely,
Clarence Page: Don’t let ‘reverse discrimination’ reverse our national progress
There’s nothing simple about our racial, gender and other conflicts, but finding solutions together can work, if we can build ...
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Her claim of anti-straight bias could upend discrimination law
AKRON, Ohio — Marlean Ames was distraught in 2019 when she was bumped from an administrator position at the state agency overseeing youth corrections and replaced by a gay man who she says was ...
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SCOTUS to clarify legal standard for “reverse” bias claims
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case involving the appropriate ...
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 ...
Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for Whites to sue for job bias
Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majority groups to meet a higher bar to prove job discrimination than ...
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Straight woman lost two jobs to gay colleagues. Supreme Court will decide if she can sue.
WASHINGTON − Marlean Ames twice lost jobs at the Ohio Department of Youth Services to other candidates she thought were less qualified. Both workers were gay and Ames, a heterosexual ...