United States Says High Court Need Not Review Intra-EU Arbitration Against Spain

Mealey's ( May 28, 2026, 2:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States in an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court said that while a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling finding jurisdiction over petitions to confirm intra-European Union arbitral awards against the Kingdom of Spain is “incorrect” as to the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), the high court should deny Spain’s petition for a writ of certiorari because the issues raised by Spain are “unlikely to make a difference in this case.”...