US Supreme Court hears heterosexual woman's case as 'reverse' discrimination cases mount ...

The eventual ruling in the case, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, could determine whether so-called reverse discrimination claims should be evaluated under the same standards as those ...

Both workers were gay and Ames, a heterosexual, tried to sue for discrimination. "I was straight and pushed aside," Ames told Reuters. But a federal judge dismissed her suit because Ames hadn’t ...

Iowa Republicans are seeking to remove gender identity as a protected class in the state's civil rights act, ending 18 years of protection from discrimination for transgender Iowans. House ...

In the end, justices appeared to come to rare consensus -- to find what Justice Neil Gorsuch called "radical agreement" -- in the case of a straight white woman alleging "reverse discrimination ...

Justices are asked to clarify the standard for employment discrimination claims. Marlean Ames had earned positive performance reviews for nearly 15 years in her job at the Ohio Department of Youth ...

This is a positive thing! But sometimes, these differences can lead to discrimination. Discrimination is when someone is treated differently or unfairly for being who they are, or for a particular ...

In 2019, Marlean Ames was demoted. A younger gay man got her old job. Her claim of anti-straight bias could rewrite discrimination law in much of the country.

WASHINGTON − A workplace "reverse discrimination" case being argued at the Supreme Court Wednesday at first glance seems tailor made for the raging battle over diversity, equity and inclusion ...

By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday over an employment discrimination suit filed by a straight woman who twice lost positions to gay workers.

the Supreme Court signaled it would rule that white people and members of other majority groups who file reverse-discrimination lawsuits shouldn’t face tougher legal scrutiny than Black and ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed fact sheets and a lesson plan about the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) - which falls on 21 March - to ...