An appeals court had required a higher burden of proof from the white heterosexual employee.
The justices of the Supreme Court recently heard a case of reverse discrimination in which the Ohio youth corrections system not only passed over a heterosexual white woman for promotion but demoted her. Instead, two homosexual employees who were less qualified were promoted.
The justices took issue with an appellate court requiring additional background circumstances to prove discrimination against a majority group given the equal protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the “suspicious“ circumstances surrounding the woman’s demotion warranted the lower court’s attention.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said, “Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, whether it’s because you’re gay or because you’re straight, is prohibited, and the rules are the same whichever way that goes.”
Justice Gorsuch stated that, on the equal application of Title VII, “We’re in radical agreement today on that, it seems to me,
The Ohio solicitor general even agreed, “The idea that you hold people to different standards because of their protected characteristics is wrong.” He added, “We don’t think [the plaintiff] proved enough evidence to showcase a discrimination claim.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for the justices as they consider the evidence in this discrimination case.
- For the Supreme Court justices to be discerning as they field emergency requests for stays and injunctions.
Sources: Townhall, Fox News, Daily Wire
