489 U.S. 468 (1989) Cited 3,299 times 16 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"
517 U.S. 681 (1996) Cited 1,925 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding "that Montana's first-page notice requirement, which governs not ‘any contract,’ but specifically and solely contracts ‘subject to arbitration,’ conflicts with the FAA and is therefore displaced by the federal measure."
482 U.S. 483 (1987) Cited 1,358 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that the FAA preempted a state statute permitting litigation of wage collection actions despite the existence of a private agreement to arbitrate
388 U.S. 395 (1967) Cited 3,005 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts are the proper forum to evaluate a challenge to the validity of an arbitration clause, but that where the entire agreement of which an arbitration clause is but a part is challenged, such evaluation is properly left to the arbitrator