Major League Baseball Players Association v. Garvey — Stevens, J., dissenting

Summary

Justice Stevens dissents from the Supreme Court's summary reversal of the Ninth Circuit's decision, arguing that existing case law does not provide clear standards for reviewing an arbitrator's behavior sufficiently to warrant such an extraordinary remedy without briefing or argument. He contends the Court failed to engage with the Court of Appeals' reasoned explanation and that the law remains too unclear to conclude the below was wrongly decided. Justice Ginsburg, concurring in part, agrees that the Ninth Circuit should not have disturbed the arbitrator's award.