| Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services | |
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| Full case name | Marlean A. Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services |
| Docket no. | 23-1039 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Case dismissed, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, No. 2:20-cv-05935 (S.D. Ohio March 16, 2023). Affirmed, 87 F.4th 822 (6th Cir. 2023). |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether, in addition to pleading the other elements of Title VII, a majority-group plaintiff must show "background circumstances to support the suspicion that the defendant is that unusual employer who discriminates against the majority." | |
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services is a pending United States Supreme Court case about whether a claim of reverse discrimination requires a showing of additional "background circumstances" supporting a suspicion that the employer discriminates against the majority group.