Compucredit Corporation et al. v. Wanda Greenwood et al.
Decided January 10, 2012. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 10-948 · 565 U.S. 95 (2012) · Cited 345 times
Holding
Because the CROA is silent on whether claims under the Act can proceed in an arbitrable forum, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires the arbitration agreement to be enforced according to its terms.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Elena Kagan
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
- Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · 500 U.S. 20 (1991)
- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
- Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd · 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
- Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. · 552 U.S. 576 (2008)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- King v. St. Vincent's Hospital · 502 U.S. 215 (1991)
- United States v. Price · 361 U.S. 304 (1960)
- 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
- Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela · 587 U.S. 176 (2019)
- Luna Torres v. Lynch · 578 U.S. 452 (2016)
- American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2012). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).