Badgerow v. Walters

Badgerow v. Walters
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 2, 2021
Decided March 31, 2022
Full case nameDenise A. Badgerow v. Greg Walters, et al.
Docket no.20-1143
Citations596 U.S. ___ (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
The “look-through” approach to determining federal jurisdiction, whereby a federal court assesses whether there is a jurisdictional basis to decide a Federal Arbitration Act Section 4 petition to compel arbitration by means of examining the parties’ underlying dispute, does not apply to requests to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
MajorityKagan, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
DissentBreyer
Laws applied
Federal Arbitration Act

Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning when, if ever, federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Court held that the "look through" approach established by the Court's decision in Vaden v. Discover Bank "does not apply to requests to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA."[1]

  1. ^ Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. (U.S. 2022) ("does not apply to requests to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the FAA.").