Supreme Court Reviews Reverse Discrimination Case

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Supreme Court to hear arguments in "reverse discrimination" case

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Marlean Ames says she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is straight.

She says a "background circumstances" requirement unfairly imposes a higher burden on her as a heterosexual woman.

Conservative groups like the America First Legal Foundation are backing Ames in the case.

The Supreme Court is reviewing the case as President Trump has taken sweeping actions to dismantle fired workers overseeing diversity initiatives.

The previous administration urged the Supreme Court to toss out the lower court's decision and send the case back for more proceedings.

Ames' lawyers argue that the "background circumstances" test infringes on the text of Title VII and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's practices.

They say the standard effectively adds words to Title VII , imposes a new requirement on certain plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination.

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