Marlean A. Ames, Petitioner v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

  1. February 26, 2025

    Justices Open To Nixing Higher Hurdle For Heterosexual Bias

    The U.S. Supreme Court hinted Wednesday that it will find heterosexual bias claims should not be held to a stricter burden of proof when it decides if an Ohio agent discriminated against a worker because she's straight, with Justice Samuel Alito noting "radical agreement" among the parties that the Sixth Circuit held her to a higher standard than other Title VII plaintiffs.

  2. February 25, 2025

    Majority-Bias Case Before High Court Tees Up 'Perfect Storm'

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case Wednesday that will likely help set the stage for a "perfect storm" of litigation if the justices decide to ease the path for plaintiffs from majority groups, at a time when workplace diversity programs are already taking fire from the Trump administration.

  3. February 21, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Straight Discrimination & Trial Rights

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to debate whether majority-group plaintiffs should be held to higher evidentiary standards when bringing workplace discrimination claims and whether prisoners are entitled to jury trials when questions about pre-suit requirements are intertwined with the merits of their claims.

  4. December 20, 2024

    Feds Back Straight Worker's Suit Alleging Pro-LGBTQ Bias

    The federal government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a heterosexual Ohio state employee's lawsuit claiming supervisors' bias toward LGBTQ workers cost her a promotion, saying the Sixth Circuit erred in holding she needed to show a pattern of prejudice against straight people to support her case.

  5. October 04, 2024

    Justices Take Up Straight Worker's Demotion Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will review a discrimination lawsuit by a former Ohio Department of Youth Services worker claiming she was denied a promotion and then demoted for being heterosexual while LGBTQ candidates were advanced.