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It affects how talent agency disputes are resolved. It impacts the enforceability of contractual arbitration clauses nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"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 10, lines 31-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 31-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 9-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 47-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 47-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 45-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 45-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 31-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 31-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 33-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 33-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 9-13"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-1463-preston-v-ferrer","term":"2007","title":"Does California law bar arbitration for talent agency disputes?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1463.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}