The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a straight woman who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer after her gay boss passed over her for a promotion that went to a gay colleague.
The unanimous decision issued Thursday would make it easier to file such challenges in some parts of the country, and CNN's Paula Reid explained the implications of the case as president Donald Trump has made it a priority to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
"This is a unanimous opinion that will make it easier to file so-called reverse discrimination claims here in the U.S.," Reid said. "Now here, the Supreme Court sided with a straight woman in Ohio. She filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her and instead promoted another gay individual. Now, this is mostly about the bar that members of majority groups, so in this case, a straight white woman need to meet in order to file these kinds of claims and here, in a unanimous opinion, they have sided with this woman."
"So she will, it appears, be allowed to continue to proceed with this, and as you know, diversity, equity and inclusion, this is something that has been a really politicized during the Trump administration, which is one of the many reasons that we have been watching this particular case so closely," Reid added.
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