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The Act added caps on certain damages. The parties disagree on how to classify front pay."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 21-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 21-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 21-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 21-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 10-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 10-27"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 23, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-9"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Court to confirm front pay is not capped.","the opposing side wants the Court to apply the cap to front pay."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 21-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 21-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 21-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 21-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 10-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 10-27"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues Congress excluded front pay from the cap.","the opposing side argues front pay is a type of compensatory damages."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 21-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 21-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 21-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 21-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 10-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 10-27"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["The Chief Justice asked about the division of responsibilities between judge and jury."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 16-17"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the maximum financial liability for employers in discrimination suits. It clarifies the scope of statutory damages caps. It affects how courts calculate final awards for victims."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 21-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 21-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 21-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 21-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 10-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 10-27"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 16-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 16-17"}]}],"slug":"2000-00-763-pollard-v-e-i-dupont-de-nemours-co","term":"2000","title":"Does the 1991 Civil Rights Act cap front pay awards?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 21-6","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 21-6"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 21-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 21-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 10-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/00-763.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 10-27"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}