Ames’s lawsuit was dismissed before trial because she could not satisfy the “background circumstances” test, which requires white, male, or straight plaintiffs to prove their employer is ...

At the heart of the case is the “background circumstances” rule, a legal test used by some federal courts when majority-group plaintiffs, such as white or straight employees, bring ...

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(CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spent recent days alongside several Trump administration Cabinet officials – making them official. In the process, he and his wife, Ginni ...