Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties — A Federal Case After Arbitration? | FULL Oral Argument (2026)

Full oral argument in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, No. 25-83, argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 30, 2026. Complete and unedited, with the official transcript as captions. The question: A federal court exercised jurisdiction over Adrian Jules's original lawsuit and stayed it for arbitration. Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act allow a party to ask a court to confirm or vacate the resulting award, but ordinarily such an application needs its own basis for federal jurisdiction. Does the court retain jurisdiction over a post-arbitration application in the same case when that application would not independently establish federal jurisdiction? Arguing: • Adam G. Unikowsky, Counsel — for the Petitioner • Daniel L. Geyser, Counsel — for the Respondents Decided May 14, 2026 · 9–0. Affirmed. Sotomayor, J., for a unanimous Court. 608 U. S. 200 (2026) — the Court's preliminary print; the page is subject to revision before the bound volume. CHAPTERS 0:00 Case called — Chief Justice Roberts · Opening — Adam G. Unikowsky · P. 3 3:58 Sotomayor: arbitration as a defense · P. 7 11:08 Jackson: must they return to court? · P. 15 17:22 Kagan: which suits remain? · P. 22 24:29 Kagan: effects on practice · P. 32 31:21 Opening — Daniel L. Geyser, for Respondents · P. 41 32:41 Thomas: supplemental jurisdiction · P. 43 37:27 Kavanaugh: the earlier precedent · P. 48 45:17 Barrett: retained authority · P. 57 50:48 Rebuttal — Adam G. Unikowsky · P. 64 55:16 The case is submitted · P. 69 SOURCES • Transcript: supremecourt.gov, No. 25-83 (Official — Subject to Final Review) • Audio: supremecourt.gov, the Court's own recording of the argument • Opinion: 608 U. S. 200 (2026) — supremecourt.gov, the Court's preliminary print — https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions... Nothing here is edited, summarised or reconstructed. The Court bans cameras, so no video of this argument exists; this is the complete audio record as released. Every caption is the official transcript verbatim, with the transcript page shown on screen so any quote can be checked against the record. The Court revises what it publishes — argument transcripts carry “Official — Subject to Final Review” and slip opinions are reissued — and a decision arrives long after the argument. This description is updated as the record changes: the decision is added when it is handed down, and the citation gains its page number when the volume assigns one. The spoken text is never edited. #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #Arbitration #SCOTUSNotice