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.

Supreme Court justices appeared nearly unanimously aligned during oral arguments Wednesday that lower courts applied an unfair burden of proof to a woman who filed a reverse discrimination claim against a state employer.

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.