501 U.S. 190 (1991) Cited 796 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that where a court must determine the validity of an arbitration agreement, it "cannot avoid that duty" just because the court must decide an issue on the merits
415 U.S. 199 (1974) Cited 909 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[t]he power of an administrative agency to administer a congressionally created and funded program necessarily requires the formulation of policy and the making of rules to fill any gap left, implicitly or explicitly, by Congress” but noting that “[n]o matter how rational or consistent with congressional intent a particular decision might be, [such decision] cannot be made on an ad hoc basis ...”
Holding that "a petitioner cannot circumvent the exhaustion requirement by failing to comply with state procedural rules" (quoting Coleman v. Mitchell, 244 F.3d 533, 538 (6th Cir. 2001) )
Holding that a federal law prohibiting shipment of goods made by children was Constitutional, because the Tenth Amendment was merely a reminder that “all is retained which has not been surrendered”
313 U.S. 409 (1941) Cited 852 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Secretary of Agriculture should not have been ordered to testify "regarding the process by which he reached the conclusions of his [stockyard market rate-setting] order, including the manner and extent of his study of the record and his consultation with subordinates"
554 U.S. 60 (2008) Cited 109 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding preempted two provisions of a California statute where the provisions precluded the use of state funds “to assist, promote, or deter union organizing”
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