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U.S. Supreme Court rejects heightened “background circumstances” burden for Title VII plaintiffs in majority groups

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding that courts may not impose a heightened evidentiary standard on majority-group plaintiffs alleging...more

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