October Term 2021 · Docket 21-401
Does Section 1782 cover private foreign arbitration?
ZF Automotive and Luxshare dispute whether federal courts must aid private foreign arbitrations.
Verified source milestones
- — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
- — An official oral-argument transcript was verified.
- — An official Court opinion was verified.
The arguments, in order
This case may have been argued more than once. Each entry below uses that session's official transcript. Later arguments do not erase earlier ones.
Argument 1 ·
What happened at the argument
ZF Automotive argues the statute requires sovereign state involvement.
Luxshare argues the statute covers all foreign adjudicatory bodies.
Chief Justice Roberts questioned the definition of foreign tribunals.
Justice Breyer noted the rise of commercial arbitration.
Read the official transcript for this argument · Official argument details
Sources used for this argument breakdown
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 19-25 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 19-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 37-39 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 37-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 13-25 — Transcript, file page 11, lines 13-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 17-35 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 17-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 39-9 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 39-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 14, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 33-37 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 33-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 39-7 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 39-7
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-33 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 11-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 21-33 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 21-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 9-19 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 9-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 33-49 — Transcript, file page 7, lines 33-49
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 35-39 — Transcript, file page 70, lines 35-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 17-19 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 17-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 21-35 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 21-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 37-37 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 37-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 41-47 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 41-47
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 74, lines 49-11 — Transcript, file page 74, lines 49-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 75, lines 15-17 — Transcript, file page 75, lines 15-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 17-9 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 17-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 77, lines 29-39 — Transcript, file page 77, lines 29-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 80, lines 55-19 — Transcript, file page 80, lines 55-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 29-31 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 29-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 35-45 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 35-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
A citizen's guide to the whole case
What this case is about
The case tests the scope of federal discovery aid for foreign proceedings.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
How the case got here
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 23, 2022.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-33 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 11-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 21-33 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 21-33
What each side wants
ZF Automotive wants the Court to deny discovery aid for private arbitration.
Luxshare wants the Court to allow discovery aid for private arbitration.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
What each side says
ZF Automotive argues the statute only covers sovereign state tribunals.
Luxshare argues the statute covers any foreign adjudicatory body.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
What the justices asked
Chief Justice Roberts asked if foreign tribunals must owe existence to sovereign law.
Justice Breyer asked if the statute covers modern commercial arbitration.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 19-25 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 19-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 37-39 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 37-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 13-25 — Transcript, file page 11, lines 13-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 17-35 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 17-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 39-9 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 39-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 14, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 33-37 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 33-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 39-7 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 39-7
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-33 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 11-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 9-19 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 9-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 33-49 — Transcript, file page 7, lines 33-49
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 35-39 — Transcript, file page 70, lines 35-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 17-19 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 17-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 21-35 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 21-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 37-37 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 37-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 41-47 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 41-47
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 74, lines 49-11 — Transcript, file page 74, lines 49-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 75, lines 15-17 — Transcript, file page 75, lines 15-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 17-9 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 17-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 77, lines 29-39 — Transcript, file page 77, lines 29-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 80, lines 55-19 — Transcript, file page 80, lines 55-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 29-31 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 29-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 35-45 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 35-45
Why it matters
The outcome defines federal court power over private international disputes.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
What happens next
This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity.
Official sources for this section
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 19-25 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 19-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 37-39 — Transcript, file page 10, lines 37-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 13-25 — Transcript, file page 11, lines 13-25
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 17-35 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 17-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 39-9 — Transcript, file page 13, lines 39-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 14, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 33-37 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 33-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 39-7 — Transcript, file page 18, lines 39-7
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-33 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 11-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 21-33 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 21-33
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 69, lines 9-19 — Transcript, file page 69, lines 9-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 33-49 — Transcript, file page 7, lines 33-49
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 35-39 — Transcript, file page 70, lines 35-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 17-19 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 17-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 21-35 — Transcript, file page 72, lines 21-35
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 37-37 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 37-37
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 73, lines 41-47 — Transcript, file page 73, lines 41-47
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 74, lines 49-11 — Transcript, file page 74, lines 49-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 75, lines 15-17 — Transcript, file page 75, lines 15-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 13-15 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 13-15
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 76, lines 17-9 — Transcript, file page 76, lines 17-9
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 77, lines 29-39 — Transcript, file page 77, lines 29-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 80, lines 55-19 — Transcript, file page 80, lines 55-19
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 29-31 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 29-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 35-45 — Transcript, file page 9, lines 35-45
Official Court provenance
Official docket and case history · Official Supreme Court oral-argument detail page
Verified official opinions and orders
Title and summary sources
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 110, lines 53-39 — Transcript, file page 110, lines 53-39
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 21-17 — Transcript, file page 29, lines 21-17
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-31 — Transcript, file page 5, lines 35-31
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 27-11 — Transcript, file page 52, lines 27-11
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 41-45 — Transcript, file page 67, lines 41-45
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 79, lines 15-53 — Transcript, file page 79, lines 15-53
- Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 95, lines 49-17 — Transcript, file page 95, lines 49-17
Revision history
- Revision 1 · Post Opinion ·
Correction: Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.
- Revision 2 · Post Opinion ·
Correction: Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.