No. 24A822

Kingdom of Spain v. Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-02-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: arbitration-agreement arbitration-exception energy-charter-treaty foreign-sovereign-immunities-act forum-non-conveniens subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's arbitration exception under 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(6) requires courts to independently determine as a threshold jurisdictional matter whether a foreign sovereign validly agreed to arbitrate 'with or for the benefit of' the claimant, or whether such questions regarding the scope and validity of an arbitration agreement may be deferred to arbitrators as merits questions

Docket Entries

2025-02-28
Application (24A822) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 1, 2025.
2025-02-21
Application (24A822) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 2, 2025 to May 1, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Kingdom of Spain
Carter G. PhillipsSidley Austin LLP, Petitioner