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Supreme Court Reaffirms Equal Access to Title VII Protections

By: R. Patrick Bolling

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Woods Rogers
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In a unanimous decision issued June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services vacated a Sixth Circuit ruling that imposed a higher evidentiary burden on majority-group plaintiffs in Title VII cases. The court held that all plaintiffs—regardless of race, sex, or sexual orientation—are entitled to equal protection whether they are in a majority or minority group.

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