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· 9/21/1987

Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon

Citations

  • 482 U.S. 220
  • 107 S. Ct. 2332
  • 96 L. Ed. 2d 185
  • 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2478

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  • FAA 5 “establishes a ‘federal policy favoring arbitration,’ . . . requiring that we rigorously enforce 6 agreements to arbitrate.” (citations omitted)

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Judges: O'Connor, Rehnquist, White, Powell, Scalia, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens

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