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By Steven Anderson
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The Federal Preemption Fight. Both platforms argued that the Commodity Exchange Act hands the CFTC exclusive authority over…
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States and the CFTC, Still at War. Minnesota's law isn't sitting in isolation. It's part of a messy, sprawling national fight over…
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What the Injunction Actually Leaves Open. It's not a full win for Kalshi and Polymarket. Not really.
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U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez hit pause on Minnesota's prediction market ban Friday, days before it was set to take effect.
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The ruling came out of a 44-page injunction blocking enforcement of Minnesota Statutes Section 609.7615 against CFTC-registered markets.
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Kalshi and Polymarket US didn't wait around.
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Both platforms argued that the Commodity Exchange Act hands the CFTC exclusive authority over swaps traded on federally designated markets.
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She went further, though, and that's where it gets complicated. Menendez identified certain contracts — ones tied to U.S.
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The practical problem was timing. Menendez said she couldn't realistically administer a contract-by-contract injunction before August 1.
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Without the injunction, Kalshi and Polymarket US said they'd have had to pull out of Minnesota entirely.
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See also: Federal Judge Blocks Minnesota Prediction Market Ban, Saving Kalshi and Polymarket
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Minnesota's law isn't sitting in isolation. It's part of a messy, sprawling national fight over who gets to regulate prediction markets — and the map is genuinely chaotic right…
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Massachusetts, Michigan, and Nevada have all obtained orders restricting Kalshi. New Jersey and Washington have produced varying court decisions.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison didn't take the ruling quietly. He called the platforms gambling operations and made clear he disagrees with the court's read of federal…
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The CFTC had its own urgency here. The agency had pushed for a fast decision, with the possibility of an appeal to the Eighth Circuit if no ruling landed by July 28.
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