2025-02-26
22 分钟Just sort of start at the beginning and talk about how, you know, what,
what your interest was in working at the Ohio Department of Value Services and how you got into that line of work.
And I don't know, I mean, I have a degree in criminal justice and huh.
Did you have a particular interest in working with kids or anything like that or.
Not necessarily.
Huh.
There's a case coming before the Supreme Court tomorrow.
It's called Ames versus the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Justin Juven recently interviewed the woman bringing the suit.
Her name is Marlene Ames.
He went to her lawyer's office in Akron, Ohio.
They chatted in an equity conference room.
What's the best outcome for you?
What would you like to see happen ultimately with this case?
I would like to see everybody have a fair shake.
Marlene says she was the target of reverse discrimination.
In other words, she believes that she was held back at her job because she is straight and white.
She believes that her gay colleagues were shown favoritism and so she decided to sue.
But proving a case of reverse discrimination turned out to be really difficult.
Little did I know at the time that I filed