Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v. Mattel, Inc., 552 US 576 (2008) #

One Line Summary: FAA is exclusive and contract can’t expand scope of review to the judiciary

• Oyez
• Opinion (Court Listener)
• Majority: Souter¹
• Dissent: Stevens, joined by Kennedy
• Dissent: Breyer

Pull Quote:

But whatever the consequences of our holding, the statutory text gives us no business to expand the statutory grounds

The footnotes are also interesting since they give more history as to the federal statute.