Coinbase v. Suski
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 23, 2024 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- May 23, 2024
- Term
- October Term 2023
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Jackson
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2023 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus COINBASE, INC. v. SUSKI ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 23–3. Argued February 28, 2024—Decided May 23, 2024 The dispute here involves a conflict between two contracts executed by petitioner Coinbase, Inc., operator of a cryptocurrency exchange plat- form, and respondents, who use Coinbase. The first contract—the Coinbase User Agreement that respondents agreed to when they cre- ated their accounts—contains an arbitration provision with a delega- tion clause. Per this provision, an arbitrator must decide all disputes under the contract, including whether a given disagreement is arbitra- ble. The second contract—the Official Rules for a promotional sweep- stakes respondents entered—contains a forum selection clause provid- ing that California courts “shall have sole jurisdiction of any controversies regarding the [sweepstakes] promotion.” Respondents ultimately filed a class action…
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