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Supreme Court Nixes Additional Civil Rights Requirement for Members of ‘Majority Groups’

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Supreme Court Nixes Additional Civil Rights Requirement for Members of ‘Majority Groups’
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
Those of us who have faced discrimination as members of so-called “majority groups”—and, indeed, all people of goodwill—should be cheered by the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. The case was decided on June 5. Justice Ketanje Brown Jackson wrote the opinion for her colleagues.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”