Marlean Ames alleged that she suffered employment discrimination as a heterosexual in an Ohio state agency that favored LGBTQ employees.

Supreme Court sides with straight woman in 'reverse discrimination' case The court said members of a majority group don't face an extra hurdle when alleging 'reverse discrimination' in the workplace.

The 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 ...

Why is the Ames decision potentially so significant? It may very well signal the death knell of “reverse discrimination” as a viable legal concept.

The court unanimously ruled that members of majority groups do not face a higher legal standard than minorities to prevail in so-called reverse discrimination lawsuits under Title VII, the federal ...

The plaintiff in this case is Marlean Ames, a straight white woman who worked for the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Ames applied for a promotion, but didn’t get it.

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services in which the Plaintiff alleged reverse discrimination based on sexual orientation. Marlean Ames ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. The ruling will ...

The 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 ...

Marlean Ames first sued her employer, the Ohio Department of Youth Services, in 2020, alleging she was passed over for a promotion in favor of one gay coworker, then demoted in favor of another.

Marlean Ames filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit in 2020 after she lost out on two jobs to colleagues who were gay at the Ohio Youth Department.

The Supreme Court's decision, which landed amid a backlash to diversity programs, could increase "reverse discrimination" lawsuits.