A straight white woman from Ohio is the focal point of a discrimination lawsuit that could reshape the legal landscape

Marlean Ames outside of her lawyers office in Akron, OH. (Credit: Maddie McGarvey—For The Washington Post/Getty Images)

• The Supreme Court is poised to implement changes to Title VII of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act that requires white, straight, and male plaintiffs to factor in added steps that those in the minority don’t. This comes after an Ohio Department of Youth Services employee Marlean Ames alleged discriminated after two LGBTQ+ employees obtained jobs she claimed they did not deserve. 

The Supreme Court could be in favor of altering discriminatory factors for straight, white, and male people, according to oral arguments in the claims of Ohio woman Marlean Ames who claims she endured prejudice at work after two LGBTQ+ employees were selected for positions over her.