Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in favor of a former Halliburton employee seeking to reopen his lawsuit after he mistakenly dismissed it.

The Supreme Court seemed receptive to a woman's argument Wednesday she was discriminated against at work because she is heterosexual. Why it matters: A ruling that allows the woman, Marlean Ames, to pursue the claim would open the door for men,