In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for people from majority groups—like white or heterosexual individuals—to sue for discrimination, ruling in favor of an Ohio woman who says she lost out on a promotion and was later demoted because she is straight.

The ruling has significant implications, especially in the 20 states and Washington, D.C., where courts had previously made it harder for majority-group members to bring such cases under federal civil rights laws.

Writing for the Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made it clear that the law doesn't treat people differently based on whether they are part of a minority or majority group.

“Federal civil rights protections apply to any ‘individual,’ regardless of their group status,” Jackson wrote. “Cong

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