Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Servs., 605 U.S. ___, 145 S. Ct. 1540 (2025) - Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, alleged under ...

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The case facts are relatively straightforward. Marlean Ames, a straight woman from the Akron area, started working for the Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) in 2004.

The case and decision The case goes as follows: Marlean Ames was hired in 2004 by the Ohio Department of Youth Services as an executive secretary and was later promoted to a program administrator.

Marlean Ames sits for a portrait at the law office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, Feb. 13. The Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people to pursue claims alleging ...

The Supreme Court has sided with a straight woman who alleged that she was passed over for positions that went to her gay colleagues.

The Supreme Court supported the 'reverse discrimination' case of Marlean Ames, who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of state worker Marlean Ames of Green, shown at her Akron lawyer's office on Feb. 13.

The Supreme Court revived straight woman Marlean Ames's “reverse discrimination” case against her former employer, lowering the legal hurdle for white and straight employees to bring such ...

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