Supreme Court revives straight woman's reverse discrimination claim The case concerns a claim brought by Marlean Ames, who said she was treated unfairly at work because she is straight.

Unfortunately for Marlean, the 6th Circuit was one of those five courts which applied a heightened standard for reverse discrimination claims. Marlean lost in the both the U.S. district court and ...

T he U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a Plaintiff alleging reverse discrimination under Title VII be held to the same standard as if they belonged to another suspect class. Ames ...

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of petitioner, Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, who commenced a reverse discrimination case against her former employer, the ...

Marlean Ames sits for a portrait at the law office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, U.S. February 13, 2025.

The Supreme Court Thursday revived the case of Marlean Ames, an Ohio woman, who claimed that she was denied of her promotion at a state agency because she is heterosexual. In a 9-0 ruling, the ...

The Supreme Court case concerns a claim brought by Marlean Ames, who said she was treated unfairly at work because she is straight.