Southland Corp. v. Keating

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1984-01-23

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Justice Stevens, concurring in part and dissenting in part. The Court holds that an arbitration clause that is enforceable in an action in a federal court is equally enforceable if the action is brought in a state court. I agree with that conclusion. Although Justice O’Connor’s review of the legislative history of the Federal Arbitration Act demonstrates that the 1925 Congress tha…

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