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The lower court found the accused employee lacked this power. the side that brought the case argues this standard is too narrow."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 33-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 33-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 13-17"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 26, 2012."],"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/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 43-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 43-11"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the lower court's finding overturned. They argue the accused employee had enough power to be a supervisor.","the opposing side wants the lower court's finding kept. They argue the accused employee lacked the necessary supervisory power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 33-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 33-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 13-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues that assigning daily tasks makes an employee a supervisor. They claim this standard captures real workplace power.","the opposing side argues that only employees with major authority are supervisors. They claim the side that brought the case's standard is too broad."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 33-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 33-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 13-17"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Ginsburg asked for concrete examples of supervisory authority in the record.","Justice Alito asked for a definition of the materially augments rule. He asked what assigning daily tasks must achieve to count as supervisory power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 47-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 47-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 45-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 45-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 49-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 9-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 43-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 43-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 29-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 29-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 33-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 45-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 45-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 33-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 33-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 9-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 9-31"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines who counts as a supervisor under Title VII. It determines when employers face liability for employee harassment. It clarifies the line between supervisors and regular employees."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 31-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 31-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 33-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 33-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 32, lines 29-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 32, lines 29-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-556.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 13-17"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. 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