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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary... more +
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 Quarterly Review

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Crypto Goes on the Offensive

In a fascinating move, Coinbase recently added Paul Clement to its Board and publicly stated that his addition will help the company push back against the SEC. The addition of Clement, who is fresh off a victory at the...more

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Beware Of Conflicting Terms: When Customers Entered Into Multiple Contracts, Scotus Says Courts Must Decide Which One Governs...

On May 23, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided Coinbase, Inc., v. Suski, No. 23-3, serving a reminder to companies with mandatory consumer-facing arbitration provisions that contractual consistency is a key to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Supreme Court Says When It Comes to Deciding Arbitration Clauses: “I am the Law”

On May 23, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that when parties have two conflicting contracts – one that sends disputes to arbitration and one that sends disputes to the courts – a court, not an arbitrator, must...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Rules That Judges – Not Arbitrators – Must Resolve Disputes Where Various Agreements May Govern a Particular Dispute...

In 23-3 Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski (05/23/2024) (supremecourt.gov) (May 23, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court once again delved into the frequently litigated arena of arbitration agreements. Specifically, the Court considered...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Threshold Arbitrability Questions: SCOTUS Rules that Courts, Not Arbitrators, Must Decide Which Contract Governs

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On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when parties have agreed to more than one contract – one that contains a clause sending threshold arbitrability questions to an arbitrator and one that sends those...more

Troutman Pepper

SCOTUS Designates Dueling Delegation Decision to Courts

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SCOTUS has once again clarified a court’s power to compel arbitration, this time in the context of conflicting delegation clauses. In doing so, the Court aptly acknowledged its standing tri-layered analysis of arbitral...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SCOTUS Resolves New (Fourth) Layer of Arbitration Contract Disputes

The Supreme Court gave us another arbitration decision yesterday (May 23rd)—the second in the span of a week. This one is Coinbase v. Suski, which poses the following question: “Where parties have agreed to two contracts —...more

Troutman Pepper

Cryptocurrency, Sweepstakes, and the Supreme Court: A Tale of Two Contracts

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On May 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski et al., unanimously affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision holding that when parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability...more

Kilpatrick

The Supreme Court holds that, where parties have agreed to contracts with conflicting dispute resolution provisions, the court –...

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Takeaway:  In Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, No. 23-3, 2024 WL 2333424 (U.S. May 23, 2024), the Supreme Court unanimously held that where parties have agreed to two contracts – one with an arbitration clause and one without – the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Coinbase, Inc., v. Suski

On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Coinbase, Inc., v. Suski, No. 23-3, holding that when parties have agreed to two contracts — the first sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the second sending...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - May 23, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807: This case concerns the interplay between allegations of racial and partisan...more

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Crypto and Securities Law: Lessons from SEC v. Coinbase

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...A recent decision in an SEC enforcement action against Coinbase, the largest crypto-asset trading platform in the U.S., provides some long-awaited guidance on a topic that has been the subject of considerable debate in the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SCOTUS to Weigh Whether a Court or Arbitrator Should Decide if a Subsequent Agreement Narrows a Preceding Arbitration Agreement...

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The United States Supreme Court recently granted a petition for certiorari to review a Ninth Circuit decision and resolve the issue of whether, when parties enter into an arbitration agreement with a delegation clause, the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New California Law Prohibits Automatic Stay of Trial Court Action When Appealing Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration

On October 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom signed into law S.B. 365, a bill that amends California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1294. The new law provides that when a party appeals an order denying a motion to compel...more

Ankura

Understanding the Crypto Ripple Effect

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On July 13, 2023, the Court ruled in partial favor of Ripple Labs Inc.’s argument that many of its XRP sales did not violate investor-protection laws. The ruling has sent the crypto world ablaze with speculation on the future...more

Carlton Fields

SCOTUS Removes Burden Handicapping Appeals Seeking Arbitration

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Bielski requires that district court litigation in any matter remain in the starting gate while any appeal from a denial of a motion to compel arbitration in...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Mandatory Stay for Arbitrability Appeals, Supreme Court Rules

In a victory for parties seeking to compel arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court must stay the proceedings when a party seeks interlocutory appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Coinbase v. Bielski – SCOTUS Authorizes Automatic Stays Pending Decision of Arbitrability

In a recent 5-4 decision reversing the Ninth Circuit and settling a circuit split, the Supreme Court of the United States in Coinbase v. Bielski held that a district court must stay its proceedings while an interlocutory...more

Kilpatrick

U.S. Supreme Court rules that interlocutory appeals of denials of motions to compel arbitration automatically stay trial court...

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Takeaway: The U.S. Supreme Court recently settled a circuit split by ruling that proceedings in a district court are automatically stayed when a party seeks an interlocutory appeal of a district court’s denial of a motion to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Coinbase Contests the SEC’s Regulatory Authority over Crypto Exchanges, Staking

Arguments presented by Coinbase in its answer to SEC charges would, if accepted, potentially deprive the SEC of its most effective tool in regulating digital assets. The SEC alleges in a Complaint in SDNY that Coinbase...more

BakerHostetler

Supreme Court Holds That a Case Should Be Stayed Automatically When a Party Appeals a Decision Not To Arbitrate It

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While several recent Supreme Court decisions have garnered significant headlines, the Court’s late June ruling in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, (Case No. 22-15), likely flew under the radar for the national media outlets. For...more

Venable LLP

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Supreme Court Gives Arbitrability Appeal Automatic Stay

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Every day, untold thousands get online to buy goods, book services, or sell something. And almost without fail, they are greeted with a Terms and Conditions pop-up. Then, perhaps the most common human experience of the...more

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Arbitration Gets a Win: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski

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In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered its decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a case that carries profound implications for staying district court cases during appeals challenging denials of...more

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Another Win for Arbitration at U.S. Supreme Court

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By John S. Delikanakis On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Coinbase v. Bielski that U.S. district court proceedings are automatically stayed during a non-frivolous appeal of a denied motion to compel arbitration....more

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