SCOTUS Ends “Background Circumstances” Rule in Reverse Discrimination Cases

Case Background In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, No. 23-1039, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), a heterosexual woman claims her employer, an Ohio state agency, passed her over for promotion and then demoted her so positions could be given to gay candidates with less experience. Plaintiff claims her employer discriminated against her on the basis […]