Each year, the U.S. Supreme Court faces a large number of certiorari petitions seeking review of a wide variety of civil disputes.
The court in recent years has consistently found room on its docket to address disputes regarding the Federal Arbitration Act, which sets out the statutory scheme for the judicial facilitation of dispute resolution through arbitration. Two matters currently pending before the court have the potential to change the playing field for attorneys counseling clients whose employment or business contracts contain arbitration clauses.
