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Prediction Market Lawsuit Tracker: 49 Cases, Checked Against the Court Record
2 of 3Federal appeals courts that have ruled for the states
The Ninth Circuit for Nevada on 28 August and the Sixth for Ohio and Tennessee on 25 September 2026; the Third Circuit ruled for the exchange in New Jersey on 6 April
Every court case Vultax follows over sports and event contracts, from Supreme Court petitions to class actions and two insider-trading prosecutions: 49 in all, each checked against the court's own documents or docket on 27 September 2026, with the next deadlines first. The Supreme Court's October Term opens on 5 October 2026 with three petitions on its docket asking whether federal law pre-empts state gambling law for sports event contracts. Robinhood's, from the Ninth Circuit's ruling for Nevada, has a response due on 14 October; Crypto.com's on 15 October; New Jersey's, from the Third Circuit's ruling for Kalshi, on 9 November after an extension. Below them, the Fourth Circuit has yet to rule on Maryland's case, argued on 7 May, and a Second Circuit panel is hearing Kalshi's injunction motions in the New York and Connecticut appeals together.
population: 49 court cases over prediction-market event contracts, checked 27 September 2026, and their dated next steps.
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- 3 — Supreme Court petitions pendingNos. 26-338 and 26-344 from Nevada cases, responses due 14 and 15 October 2026; No. 26-299 from New Jersey, response due 9 November
- 8 — States sued by the United States and the CFTCSince 2 April 2026; injunctions granted in Arizona and Minnesota, refused in Wisconsin
- 35 of 49 — Cases checked against the court's own documentThe other 14: 4 against the docket index only, where the filing is not public, and 10 in part; checked 27 September 2026
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Vultax Research, Prediction Market Lawsuit Tracker: 49 Cases, Checked Against the Court Record, 2026-10-01, https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-lawsuit-tracker
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