Justices to Weigh Evidence Rule in Reverse Discrimination Suit

Cases and Controversies

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a reverse discrimination case when the justices return to the bench at the end of the month.

A heterosexual woman is asking the court to revive her lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Youth Services where she's worked since 2004 after the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said she hadn't shown the "background circumstances" necessary to take her case to trial.

The court didn't just ask for a little bit more evidence, it asked for a lot more, said Xiao Wang, director of the University of Virginia's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, who's representing Marlean Ames in her case.

Wang and co-counsel Edward Gilbert join Cases and Controversies to discuss the case and what's at stake.

Hosts Greg Stohr and Lydia Wheeler also chat about Trump's impending trade war and look at the legal doctrine that could stand in the way of his planned tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada.

Hosts: Lydia Wheeler and Greg Stohr

Produce: Mo Barrow

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