The Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving whether bias-response teams created at universities chill speech on campus.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case on college programs which a conservative group claimed chills free speech and pushes students to be fearful to express an unpopular or controversial viewpoint.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a conservative group's challenge on free speech grounds to Indiana University's policy for monitoring and reporting what the school considers to be bias-motivated incidents.

The advocacy group Speech First is trying to shut down "bias response" programs at Indiana University and elsewhere they say chill students' speech.

“Bias-response teams are the latest in a long-running effort by universities to deter certain undesirable speech,” the advocacy group wrote in court documents. “Instead of allowing free-ranging debate, many colleges are more interested in protecting students from ideas that make them uncomfortable.”

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight.

Over the dissents of two justices, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh a case about educational institutions' bias-reporting policies.

Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majority groups to meet a higher bar to prove job discrimination than groups that traditionally face bias.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Indiana University’s use of a “bias response team,” prompting a dissent from Justice Clarence Thomas, who argued the case was an important opportunity to resolve a split among federal courts over whether such programs infringe on student free speech rights.

The Supreme Court does not hear many cases these days. It is very stingy in granting certiorari, even in cases that present clear circuit splits. This

The US Supreme Court signaled it will revive a job-bias lawsuit by a straight woman and make it easier for members of so-called “majority groups” to get to a jury with discrimination claims.

Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio's youth corrections system, so when she was denied a promotion and demoted in 2019 with a $40,000 pay cut she said she felt "shocked and hurt and humiliated.