Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis

Decided May 21, 2018. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-285 · 584 U.S. 497 (2018) · Cited 946 times

Holding

Congress has instructed in the Federal Arbitration Act that arbitration agreements providing for individualized proceedings must be enforced, and neither the Arbitration Act’s saving clause nor the National Labor Relations Act suggests otherwise.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
• Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · 500 U.S. 20 (1991)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co. · 388 U.S. 395 (1967)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams · 532 U.S. 105 (2001)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins · 455 U.S. 72 (1982)
• Coppage v. Kansas · 236 U.S. 1 (1915)
• Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood · 565 U.S. 95 (2012)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Washington Aluminum Co. · 370 U.S. 9 (1962)
• National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc. · 465 U.S. 822 (1984)
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• United States v. Fausto · 484 U.S. 439 (1988)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• McMullen v. Hoffman · 174 U.S. 639 (1899)
• Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · 521 U.S. 591 (1997)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. · 537 U.S. 79 (2002)

Cited by

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• Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela · 587 U.S. 176 (2019)
• Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. · 603 U.S. 204 (2024)
• Martin v. United States · 605 U.S. 395 (2025)
• Azar v. Allina Health Services · 587 U.S. 566 (2019)
• Delligatti v. United States · 604 U.S. 423 (2025)
• CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. · 605 U.S. 223 (2025)
• Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. · 606 U.S. 748 (2025)
• Commissioner v. Zuch · 605 U.S. 422 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2018). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).