That increased the use of such clauses, as well as legal challenges to them. In the 1990s and 2000s (decade), the Court has compelled arbitration even when the time frame to raise a claim is alleged to have lapsed,. the contract has been alleged to be illegal under state lawBuckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, or where state law vested dispute resolution authority in a state agency.. Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter from these two opinions, believing as Rehnquist and O'Connor did that the FAA does not apply to contracts executed under state law.
