Even if an agreement is reached in mediation, the mediation itself is usually not binding.

If a President would like to know whether a law is constitutional, they can seek an advisory opinion from the Supreme Court.

Trig Formulas:

When the Federal Arbitration Act was originally passed, Congress intended that mandatory arbitration clauses be enforced in contracts between employers and employees, rather than between merchants.

The New York Convention is a federal statute that requires parties to submit to arbitration to resolve disputes if the contract into which they have entered mandates such arbitration.

Litigation is the best method of alternative dispute resolution to achieve a “win-win” outcome for both parties.

Res judicata prevents the re-litigation of issues and claims already finally determined.

The limits of power between the president and congress have remained true and unchanged for more than two centuries, a testament to the wisdom of the founding fathers.

The civil liberties protected by the Constitution extend to all persons physically on U.S. soil, not just citizens or legal immigrants.

The due process clause appears in both the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.