A Notebook LM generated review of a United States Supreme Court opinion in the case of Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, along with a concurring opinion. The Syllabus and Opinion of the Court address the "background circumstances" rule, which required majority-group plaintiffs in Title VII discrimination cases to meet a heightened evidentiary standard. The Court unanimously rejects this rule, stating it contradicts Title VII's text, which prohibits discrimination against "any individual" regardless of majority or minority status, and the Court's precedents. The concurring opinion further criticizes this judge-made rule and also questions the continued use of the McDonnell Douglas framework, another judge-made tool for evaluating Title VII claims, in the summary-judgment context.