Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

145 S. Ct. 1540 · Decided June 5, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services was decided on June 5, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-1039

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Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

SCDB identifiers: case 2024-037, docket 2024-037-01.

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