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Supreme Court considers reverse-bias lawsuits amid DEI backlash

Supreme Court considers reverse-bias lawsuits amid DEI backlash
The US Supreme Court is to rule on whether majority groups should face the same scrutiny as minority groups. (Image: Getty)
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By Jess Bravin and Erin MulvaneyAmid a Maga-led backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the US Supreme Court signalled it would rule that white people and members of other majority groups who file reverse-discrimination lawsuits shouldn’t face tougher legal scrutiny than black and other minority employees with bias claims.This week's case came from Ohio, where Marlean Ames claims the state agency where she works denied her a promotion and then demoted her because she is heterosexual, instead giving her old job and the on...

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