Supreme Court facilitates majorities in claims of “reverse discrimination” in jobs
A woman claimed to have lost two jobs due to discrimination from her bosses, who are gay; the Supreme Court’s decision will facilitate similar cases
The Supreme Court will make it easier for majorities to claim discrimination in jobs, following a ruling in favor of a heterosexual woman who accused “reverse discrimination.”
The case in which the justices made the unanimous decision is about Marlean Ames, who filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in 2020 after losing two jobs to colleagues who were gay at the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
In an opinion by Judge Ketanji Brown, Jackson rules against the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
“[The Court of Appeals indicates] that the ‘background circumstances’ rule requires members of a majority group to meet a more rigorous evidentiary standard to prevail on a claim,” the document says.
Justice Jackson wrote the court’s unanimous opinion, with a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch.