AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion

Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"

Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

Moses H. Cone Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp.

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"

Buckeye Check Cashing v. Cardegna

Holding that nothing necessarily prevents a court from finding an arbitration clause unenforceable in a contract that it later finds is enforceable

Kelly v. Robinson

Holding that restitution orders "necessarily consider[] the penal and rehabilitative interests of the State" and that "[t]hose interests are sufficient to place restitution orders within the meaning of § 523"

Dolan v. Postal Service

Holding that "negligent transmission" of postal matter "does not comprehend all negligence occurring in the course of mail delivery"

Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, L.L.C.

Holding that Rule 56 standard applies to motion to compel arbitration when opposing party contends that no contract exists

Kirleis v. Dickie

Holding that "conclusory, self-serving affidavits are insufficient to withstand a motion for summary judgment"

Cen. Inmty. v. Underwriters

Holding that "[f]or a court to compel arbitration, it initially must find that there is a valid agreement to arbitrate"

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.

Holding that a "lone employee's invocation of a right grounded in his collective-bargaining agreement is . . . a concerted activity in a very real sense" because the employee is in effect reminding his employer of the power of the group that brought about the agreement and that could be reharnessed if the employer refuses to respect the employee's objection

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers

Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."

Rule 23 - Class Actions

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Section 216 - Penalties

Holding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”

Section 1 - "Maritime transactions" and "commerce" defined; exceptions to operation of title

Defining the word "commerce" in the language of the Commerce Clause itself

Section 2 - Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate

Granting federal jurisdiction where there is "a transaction involving [interstate] commerce"

Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties

Adopting Rule 30(b)

Section 151 - Findings and declaration of policy

Finding that "protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce" and declaring a policy of "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining"

Section 157 - Right of employees as to organization, collective bargaining, etc.

Granting employees the right to engage in or refrain from engaging in union activity

Section 21-5C-3 - Maximum hours; overtime compensation