Note · January 30, 2026 · 6 min

Supreme Court Reshapes Arbitration

A recent Supreme Court decision clarifying the boundaries between arbitral and judicial authority will reshape commercial-arbitration practice.

A recent Supreme Court decision clarifying the boundaries between arbitral and judicial authority will reshape commercial-arbitration practice in the U.S. The decision resolves a long-standing circuit split on when arbitrators — rather than courts — have authority to determine the scope of their own jurisdiction.