Supreme Court makes it easier to bring ‘reverse discrimination' claims

Individuals belonging to 'majority groups' in some parts of the country may find it easier to bring cases of discrimination after the Supreme Court sided with a heterosexual woman in a case about employer discrimination.
In a unanimous ruling on Thursday, the justices lowered the bar for people belonging to 'majority groups,' typically white, heterosexual, cisgender, and male, to claim discrimination.
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