Legal Opinion
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 2010No. 09-497PublishedCited by 795 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[561 U.S. 65]
2Opinion of the Court · ScaliaJustice Scalia
We consider whether, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or Act), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, a district court may decide a claim that an arbitration agreement is unconscionable, where the agreement explicitly assigns that decision to the arbitrator.
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On February 1, 2007, the respondent here, Antonio Jackson, filed an *409employment-discrimination suit under Rev. Stat. § 1977, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against his former employer in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. The defendant and petitioner here, Rent-A-Center, West, Inc., filed a motion under the…
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