Supreme Court of the United States

Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams — Souter, J., dissenting

March 21, 2001532 U.S. 105

Summary

Justice Souter, dissenting, argues that Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act, which exempts workers engaged in commerce, should be read evolutionarily like Section 2 to exclude all employment contracts from arbitration rather than only transportation workers, consistent with legislative history indicating congressional intent to exempt workers' contracts.