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On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that Title VII plaintiffs who belong to majority-groups—such as white or heterosexual employees—are not subject to heightened evidentiary requirements when bringing discrimination claims. For decades, several federal circuit courts applied a “background circumstances” test that required majority-group plaintiffs to present additional evidence beyond the standard McDonnell Douglas framework to survive summary judgment, creating a higher bar for ...