460 U.S. 1 (1983) Cited 11,917 times 47 Legal Analyses
Holding stay order appealable under § 1291 where it put the litigant "effectively out of court," and "surrender[ed] jurisdiction of a federal suit to a state court"
500 U.S. 20 (1991) Cited 3,030 times 59 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed.), may be subject to compulsory arbitration
489 U.S. 468 (1989) Cited 3,207 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements according to their terms, including where the parties "specify by contract the rules under which arbitration will be conducted"
481 U.S. 770 (1987) Cited 2,979 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that if the State makes a substantial case on the merits, continued custody is permissible if the second and fourth factors "militate against release"
514 U.S. 52 (1995) Cited 1,239 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts should be guided by the “cardinal principle of contract construction: that a document should be read to give effect to all of its provisions and to render them consistent with each other”
Holding "[a]n appellate court may affirm the district court's [decision] on any ground supported by the Record, even if different from the grounds relied upon by the district court."
42 U.S.C. § 12182 Cited 3,884 times 61 Legal Analyses
Explaining that public accommodations cannot "directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize standards or criteria or methods of administration" that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability."