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The employer argues he lacks standing because he did not face discrimination."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 49-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 49-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 3-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 3-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-25"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 7, 2010."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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It sets the boundary for third-party claims. It clarifies the scope of Title VII protections."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 49-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 49-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 3-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 3-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-25"}]},{"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 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 27-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 27-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 47-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 17-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 17-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 37-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 37-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 41-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 41-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 47-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 47-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 11-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 11-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 47-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 47-49"}]}],"slug":"2010-09-291-thompson-v-north-american-stainless-lp","term":"2010","title":"Can a fired fiancé sue for workplace retaliation?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 49-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 49-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 3-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 3-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-291.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-25"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}