Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by paxy on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:58PM
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The Supreme Court has no say over a state choosing to ban gambling.
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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by VanTheBrand on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:01PM
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Except that the Supreme Court does have a say over whether or not the Supreme Court has a say over a state choosing to ban gambling.
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by kube-system on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:01PM
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I do agree that prediction markets are BS gambling pretending to be something else.
But factually, SCOTUS does have authority over the application of the supremacy clause.
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by 15155 on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:07PM
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What is the Supremacy Clause?
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by jf on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:19PM
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What is stare decisis?
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by 15155 on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:00PM
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An invented doctrine not codified anywhere in written law.
Which decision is applicable?
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by nojito on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:37PM
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The case would be on CFTC authority vs state authority.
You’d be hard pressed to argue that states should be individually able to control futures trading
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta...
by JumpCrisscross on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:41PM
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You’d be similarly hard pressed to read the CFTC magicking gambling authority as anything but a major question.