| Litigants: | Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson |
| Decidedate: | June 21 |
| Decideyear: | 2010 |
| Usvol: | 561 |
| Uspage: | 63 |
| Holding: | Under the Federal Arbitration Act, where an agreement to arbitrate includes an agreement that the arbitrator will determine whether the agreement is enforceable, if a party challenges specifically the enforceability of that particular agreement, the district court considers the challenge. However, if a party challenges the enforceability of the agreement as a whole, the challenge is for the arbitrator. |
| Majority: | Scalia |
| Dissent: | Stevens |
| Joindissent: | Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
| Lawsapplied: | Federal Arbitration Act |
Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson, 561 U.S. 63 (2010), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that under the Federal Arbitration Act, where an agreement to arbitrate includes an agreement that the arbitrator will determine whether the agreement is enforceable, if a party challenges specifically the enforceability of that particular agreement, the district court considers the challenge. However, if a party challenges the enforceability of the agreement as a whole, the challenge is for the arbitrator.[1] [2]