Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski
Decided June 23, 2023. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-105 · 599 U.S. 736 (2023) · Cited 128 times
Holding
A district court must stay its proceedings while an interlocutory appeal taken pursuant to 9 U. S. C. §16(a) on the question of arbitrability is ongoing.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Amy Coney Barrett
Dissenting · 4
- Clarence Thomas
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co. · 459 U.S. 56 (1982)
- Nken v. Holder · 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
- Landis v. North American Co. · 299 U.S. 248 (1936)
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
- Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle · 556 U.S. 624 (2009)
- Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc. · 511 U.S. 863 (1994)
- Smith v. Vulcan Iron Works · 165 U.S. 518 (1897)
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
- Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 470 U.S. 373 (1985)
- Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co. · 449 U.S. 232 (1980)
- Hovey v. McDonald · 109 U.S. 150 (1883)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Hewitt v. United States · 606 U.S. 419 (2025)
Official text
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