No. 23A777
Marlean A. Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Tags: background-circumstances circuit-split employment-discrimination majority-group statutory-interpretation title-vii
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
SocialSecurity DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Title VII permits courts to impose a heightened evidentiary burden on majority-group plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination by requiring them to demonstrate 'background circumstances' not explicitly mandated by the statute's text
Docket Entries
2024-02-26
Application (23A777) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 18, 2024.
2024-02-22
Application (23A777) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 3, 2024 to March 18, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Marlean A. Ames
Xiao Wang — University of Virginia School of Law, Petitioner