# The Secret History of Forced Arbitration (Second Request)

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Podcast: [The Capitol Forum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355)
Published: 2026-05-15T21:21:15+00:00
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## Resource

When you signed up for Disney+, you probably signed away your right to sue Disney. Most Americans have — buried in the terms and conditions of many apps is a legal clause called forced arbitration, and it's become corporate America's get-out-of-court-free card. Today on Second Request , Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Brendan Ballou — former special counsel in the DOJ's Antitrust Division and author of the new book When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System — to discuss the history and impact of forced arbitration in America.

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