On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, held that “reverse discrimination” cases should be reviewed under the same standard as minority-group ...

"This term, the Supreme Court made it easier for members of a majority group to state discrimination claims, temporarily allowed the president’s removal of two members of federal agencies, leaving the ...

In 2003, New Haven, Connecticut said it would promote firefighters based on a written and oral exam. But when the results were in, no blacks and only two Hispanics scored well enough to become ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion holding that Title VII does not impose a heightened or different burden of proof for majority-group plaintiffs. Simply put, “reverse ...

Interviewing for a job or competing for a promotion just got fairer. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court leveled the legal playing field, saying that everyone deserves the same protection from ...

White individuals and straight people do not need to meet a higher burden of proof than members of minority groups to prevail in employment discrimination suits, the Supreme Court held June 5. The ...

As the summer comes into full swing and many employees take time off to enjoy summer vacation, the same cannot be said for employers. It has been no secret that private sector diversity, equity and ...

Just over two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, which, while flying under much of the judicial radar, has profound implications for ...

"Reverse discrimination" lawsuits will now be "easier to bring," said Noah Feldman in Bloomberg. The Supreme Court last week ruled unanimously in favor of a woman who argued she was discriminated ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a sweeping civil rights lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company on Wednesday, accusing the coffee giant of ...

In 2003, New Haven, Connecticut said it would promote firefighters based on a written and oral exam. But when the results were in, no blacks and only two Hispanics scored well enough to become ...