Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon

Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 28, 2022
Decided June 6, 2022
Full case nameSouthwest Airlines Co. v. Latrice Saxon
Docket no.21-309
Citations596 U.S. ___ (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
Airplane cargo loaders and ramp supervisors are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinion
MajorityThomas, joined by Roberts, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh
Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Federal Arbitration Act

Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 596 U.S. ___ (2022),[1] was a United States Supreme Court case related to the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act, in which the Court unanimously held that cargo loaders and ramp supervisors employed at airports are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.

  1. ^ Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 596 U.S. ___ (2022)