The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an Ohio woman in her bid to revive a lawsuit alleging she was passed over for a job due to her heterosexual orientation.

The Supreme Court unanimously rejected the "background circumstances" rule, which held major-group employees to a higher standard in discrimination lawsuits.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. The ruling will make it easier to file such suits in some parts of the country.