Learning Team Appellate Argument Discussion Question

The oral argument that you will be listening to isAT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (AT&T).The issue is whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts states from conditioning the enforcement of an arbitration agreement on the availability of class-wide arbitration procedures?

Specific Instructions

CompareAT&TtoLhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (Lhotka)which you should look up online, and discuss whether you think the United States Supreme Court decidedAT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcionin agreement withLhotka.

To listen to the oral argument fromAT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcionyou can go to the Oyez Project website atus.oyez.org/cases, or the United States Supreme Court's website atwww.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio.aspx. Note: the oral arguments are available as audio only as cameras are not allowed inside the United States Supreme Court courtroom, so there is not any video.

QUESTION: Do you think the United States Supreme Court decidedAT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcionin agreement withLhotka?