Supremes protect members of the majority from discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld the claims of a woman who faced workplace discrimination because of her “majority group” identity—in this case, being a heterosexual.

The decision upholds the rights of majority group individuals to be free from “reverse discrimination,” a right considered protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a concurring opinion...