Marlean Ames won her U.S. Supreme Court case that appealed a lower court decision that found she hadn't presented enough evidence to prove her claim that she was passed over for a promotion because she is straight.

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  In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a federal appeals court ruling that a straight woman had to clear an extra hurdle to press her claim of sexual orientation discrimination under a federal civil rights law. The ruling makes it easier for members of majority groups to prove discrimination claims.   The law, Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 , prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee or potential employee “because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national o

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