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Type
Opinion of the Court
Filed
Feb. 20, 2008
Case
Preston v. Ferrer
Case status
Decided

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Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. As this Court recognized in Southland Corp. v. Keating, 465 U. S. 1 (1984), the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or Act), 9 U. S. C. § 1 et seq. (2000 ed. and Supp. V), establishes a national policy favoring arbitration when the parties contract for that mode of dispute resolution. The Act,…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Ruth Bader Ginsburg Feb. 20, 2008
Dissent Not attributed Feb. 20, 2008