Hot off the presses, the Supreme Court just issued its decision in Vance v. Ball St. Univ.
Via SCOTUS Blog, the Court held that “an employer is a supervisor for vicarious liability under Title VII only if she has the power given by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.”
The opinion was 5-4, split down partisan lines.
You can download a pdf of the opinion here. The case background is here and here.
I’ll have analysis of the opinion later today.