Next is Coinbase v. Bielski, again from Justice Kavanaugh.
It is 5-4. Justice Jackson dissents, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan in full and by Thomas in part.
Decision here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-105_5536.pdf
The question in this case is whether, when a district court denies a motion to compel arbitration, it must put its pretrial and trial proceedings on hold while the appeal of that decision (to which the losing party has a statutory right) is ongoing. The answer is yes.
The final decision of the day is by Justice Thomas. It is Samia v. United States.
It is 6-3. Kagan dissents, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. Jackson also has a separate dissent.
The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause guarantees a defendant in a criminal case the right to be “confronted with the witnesses against” him. The question in this case was whether Adam Samia’s Sixth Amendment right was violated in a murder-for-hire case by the introduction of a co-defendant’s confession that identified Samia as the person who pulled the trigger, but which replaced Samia’s name with neutral terms such as the “other person.”
The answer is that the Confrontation Clause does not bar the admission of the confession in these circumstances.
The link to the court’s opinion is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-196_p8k0.pdf
On a side note, Ginni Thomas was in Court today which got the left all excited hoping Thomas was going to announce his retirement. They were sorely disappointed.
The Court may announce opinions on Tuesday, June 27, according to SCOTUS website.