arbitrability

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Facts

On December 11, 1990, the United Kingdom and Respondent Argentina signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”). See Republic of Arg. v. BG Group PLC, 665 F.3d 1363, 1366 (D.C. Cir. 2012). The purpose of the treaty was to promote foreign...

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Respondent Antonio Jackson was an employee of Petitioner Rent-A-Center West, Inc. (“RAC”). See Jackson v. Rent-A-Center West, Inc., 581 F.3d 912, 914 (9th Cir. 2009). While employed by RAC, Jackson was repeatedly passed over for promotion until he...