{"argument_date":"2000-11-06T00:00:00Z","arguments":[{"argument_date":"2000-11-06T00:00:00Z","heading":"What happened at the argument","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_transcript_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","paragraphs":["Mr. Nagle stated the Act favors arbitration.","Mr. Nagle noted the Act covers Commerce Clause limits.","Mr. Rubin argued the focus is on 1925 intent.","Mr. Rubin claimed the exclusion should remain symmetrical."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 5-7"}]}],"caption":"Circuit City Stores v. 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It contains an exception for certain workers. The parties dispute the scope of this exception."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 6, 2000."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Court to apply the Act to employment contracts.","the opposing side wants the Court to exclude employment contracts from the Act."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues the Act covers the limits of Commerce Clause power.","the opposing side argues the 1925 statute intended a specific exclusion."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Scalia asked about the focus of the Court's inquiry.","The Chief Justice asked about the symmetry of statutory sections."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 5-7"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the scope of federal arbitration law. It determines which workers can be forced to arbitrate disputes. It affects the balance between statutory exceptions and federal policy."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 5-7"}]}],"slug":"2000-99-1379-circuit-city-stores-v-adams","term":"2000","title":"Does the Federal Arbitration Act cover employment contracts?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1379.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-13"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}