[lentulusgracchus]

You mean a US judge enforcing a choice of law and arbitration provisions in a private contract between two parties? If yes, that precedent had been established for decades, even centuries before this motion to enforce was granted.

So .... can a Catholic arbitrator from the Holy Office of the Inquisition order a losing party in arbitration to the stake?

[OldDeckHand]

"So .... can a Catholic arbitrator from the Holy Office of the Inquisition order a losing party in arbitration to the stake? "

For most people no. But if you're the losing litigant, then yes, I'm sure he could.