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Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock

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Supreme Court of the United States
Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock
Docket number: 24-935
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Pending
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2025-2026 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "Are workers who deliver locally goods that travel in interstate commerce-but who do not transport the goods across borders nor interact with vehicles that cross borders-"transportation workers" "engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" for purposes of the Federal Arbitration Act's § 1 exemption?"[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • October 20, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • February 14, 2025: Flower Foods, Inc., et al. appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • November 12, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ Are workers who deliver locally goods that travel in interstate commerce-but who do not transport the goods across borders nor interact with vehicles that cross borders-"transportation workers" "engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" for purposes of the Federal Arbitration Act's § 1 exemption?[2] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2025-2026

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2025-2026

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "24-935 FLOWER FOODS, INC. V. BROCK QP", October 20, 2025
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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