Thursday’s 5-3 decision affirmed the right of big corporations to use mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts to force small businesses to challenge monopolistic practices in private arbitration rather than through class actions in court. The case shows once again that the conservative majority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, has no problem with judicial activism when it comes to bolstering corporate power. motherjones/politics/2013/06/consumers-get-screwed-scotus-american-express-decision-small-biz
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:14:55 +0000
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