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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	ARNOLD M. PRESTON v. ALEX E. FERRER LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 20, 2008
Date Argument	December 04, 2007
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	552 U.S. 346 128 S. Ct. 978 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2011 169 L. Ed. 2d 917
Docket	06-1463

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court California
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Appellate Court California
Petitioner	attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FEDERALISM Federal Pre-emption Of State Court Jurisdiction INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 9 U.S.C. § 1
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens Scalia Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer Roberts Alito dissent Thomas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Arbitration (other Than As Pertains To Labor-management Or Employer-employee Relations (cf. Union Arbitration) INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 9 U.S.C. § 1
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens Scalia Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer Roberts Alito dissent Thomas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2007-018-01

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