{"id":2443431,"date":"2025-06-05T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-nixes-majority-group-discrimination-double-standard\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:43:17","slug":"scotus-nixes-majority-group-discrimination-double-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-nixes-majority-group-discrimination-double-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Nixes &#8216;Majority Group&#8217; Discrimination Double Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscotus-nixes-majority-group-discrimination-double-standard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-embraces-democrats-least-favorite-legal-defense\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Embraces Democrats\u2019 Least Favorite Legal Defense\">unanimously ruled<\/a> that members of majority groups do not have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/svb-collapse-swiss-national-bank-tries-to-steady-markets-after-credit-suisse-selloff\/\" title=\"SVB collapse: Swiss National Bank tries to steady markets after Credit Suisse selloff\">meet higher standards<\/a> of evidence to prove discrimination compared to other groups. This decision came through the case of *Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services*, which was sent back to lower courts for further consideration. The plaintiff, Marlean Ames, had claimed she faced &#8220;reverse&#8221; employment discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act after being demoted from her position as a programme administrator at the Ohio Department of Youth Services. The Court criticized a precedent set by the 6th Circuit Court, which required Ames to provide additional evidence due to her being a member of a majority group (heterosexual women). Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that such an additional burden is inconsistent with Title VII protections, emphasizing that discrimination is prohibited against all individuals equally. In a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas expressed concern over judicial doctrines that complicate the application of statutory law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sEXE4n5UwVU\">cbs mornings\/YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/scotus-no-straight-white-people-dont-have-to-provide-more-proof-of-discrimination-than-everyone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=SCOTUS:%20No,%20Straight%20White%20People%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Have%20To%20Provide%20More%20Proof%20Of%20Discrimination%20Than%20Everyone%20Else&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/scotus-no-straight-white-people-dont-have-to-provide-more-proof-of-discrimination-than-everyone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=SCOTUS:%20No,%20Straight%20White%20People%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Have%20To%20Provide%20More%20Proof%20Of%20Discrimination%20Than%20Everyone%20Else&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/scotus-no-straight-white-people-dont-have-to-provide-more-proof-of-discrimination-than-everyone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/scotus-no-straight-white-people-dont-have-to-provide-more-proof-of-discrimination-than-everyone-else\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=SCOTUS:%20No,%20Straight%20White%20People%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Have%20To%20Provide%20More%20Proof%20Of%20Discrimination%20Than%20Everyone%20Else&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/scotus-no-straight-white-people-dont-have-to-provide-more-proof-of-discrimination-than-everyone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Supreme Court unanimously&nbsp;decided that &ldquo;majority groups&rdquo; don&rsquo;t have to provide more evidence than other groups to show discrimination. SCOTUS sent the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/23-1039_c0n2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services<\/em><\/a>, back to the lower courts on Thursday, ruling that the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals had improperly required Marlean Ames, the plaintiff, &ldquo;to satisfy a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >heightened evidentiary standard&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to prove that her gay co-workers acted with a &ldquo;discriminatory motive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ames filed &ldquo;a lawsuit contending that she suffered &lsquo;reverse&rsquo; employment discrimination under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/statutes\/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act<\/a>,&rdquo; The Federalist&rsquo;s Shawn Fleetwood previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/25\/heres-the-federalists-guide-to-this-years-biggest-supreme-court-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-669181547\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ames, a heterosexual, took a position as executive secretary for the Ohio Department of Youth Services in 2004. She became a program administrator in 2014. Despite her supervisor, Ginine Trim, a gay woman, giving her a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2024\/23-1039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generally positive performance evaluation<\/a>&rdquo; in 2018, Ames was demoted and replaced with a younger gay man in 2019. According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msba.org\/site\/site\/content\/News-and-Publications\/News\/General-News\/Examining_Ames_v_Ohio_Department_of_Youth_Services_Majority_Group_Discrimination_and_Title_VII.aspx#:~:text=Background%20of%20the%20Case,members%E2%80%94here%2C%20heterosexual%20women.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland State Bar Association<\/a>, she &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-federalists-guide-to-this-years-biggest-scotus-cases\/\" title=\"The Federalist&#039;s Guide To This Year&#039;s Biggest SCOTUS Cases\">faced additional personnel<\/a> changes that [allegedly] favored LGBTQ+ candidates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under Sixth Circuit precedent, plaintiffs who are members of a majority group bear an additional burden at step one: They must also establish &lsquo;background circumstances to support the suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates against the majority,&rsquo;&rdquo; SCOTUS said.<\/p>\n<p>In its unanimous opinion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amy-coney-barretts-1st-opinion-for-scotus-gets-no-respect-from-leading-liberal-justice\/\" title=\"Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s 1st Opinion For SCOTUS Gets No \u2018Respect\u2019 From Leading Liberal Justice\">high court ruled<\/a> that this &ldquo;additional burden&rdquo; was unjustified.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, appointed by former President Joe Biden, delivered the court&rsquo;s opinion, saying that the extra background step is not consistent with Title VII.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The employer in that case had argued that certain forms of discrimination against White employees fell outside the reach of Title VII,&rdquo; Jackson wrote. &ldquo;But we rejected that argument, holding that &lsquo;Title VII prohibit[ed] racial discrimination against the white petitioners in th[at] case <em>upon the same standards<\/em> as would be applicable were they Negroes.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a concurring opion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, &ldquo;Judge-made doctrines have a tendency to distort the underlying statutory text, impose unnecessary burdens on litigants, and cause confusion for courts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Abigail Nichols is a correspondent for The Federalist. 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She is now working as the business manager at the University of North Florida&#8217;s student-run media outlet, Spinnaker Media, while obtaining a Master&#8217;s Degree in Social work.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Abigail Nichols<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/abigailnichols\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Clarence Thomas<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ketanji-brown-jackson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/marlean-ames\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Marlean Ames<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ohio<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/scotus\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">SCOTUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/title-vii\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Title VII<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/u-s-supreme-court\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that &#8220;majority groups&#8221; are not required to present more evidence than other groups to demonstrate discrimination, sending the Ames v. 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