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Discrimination
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Legal Theory Blog
Greendorfer & Hites on Free Speech and Antidiscrimination Law
Marc Greendorfer (Zachor Legal Institute) & Vanessa Hites (Zachor Legal Institute) has posted When Words Wound: Pure Speech Meets Federal Antidiscrimination Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article…
SC Employers’ Blog
Supreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination Claims
The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a heightened burden for plaintiffs in “majority-groups” to meet their evidentiary burden…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
EEOC Acting Chair Issues Memo Emphasizing Presumption of Innocence
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas recently issued a memorandum entitled “Restoring and Protecting the Presumption of Innocence in the EEO Complaint Process,” stating that an employer may not punish an…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
The Supreme Court Rules 9–0 That Discrimination Is Discrimination
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”Chief Justice John Roberts, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School…
Lawffice Space
SCOTUS: A Reverse Discrimination Claim is Just Another Discrimination Claim
By Phil Miles
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services. No surprises here. The plaintiff in Ames was a heterosexual employee who was passed over for…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ames ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case
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…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for Discrimination Claims From Majority Groups
By By: Aaron Warshaw, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits In Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court held that plaintiffs who are part of a majority group cannot be held to a higher standard of…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Do you know the difference between legal and illegal interview questions?
You're hiring. Great. You're asking illegal interview questions. Not so great. Most employers don't mean to cross the line in interviews. But intent doesn't matter when the EEOC or a…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Unanimously Rules in Reverse Discrimination Case to Reject Heightened Standard for Majority Group Claims
By Tracy Thomas
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services (6/5/2025) Justice Jackson for the majority opinion for a unanimous Court.Key takeaways:The Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule—which requires members of a majority group…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services
This just in: As expected, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services that the standard for making a prima facie case of "reverse" discrimination…