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Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by paxy on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:58PM (#50396733)
The Supreme Court has no say over a state choosing to ban gambling.
Re:Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block sta... by VanTheBrand on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:01PM (#50396773)
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 (#50396781)
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 (#50396853)
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 (#50397010)
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 (#50397576)
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 (#50397281)
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 (#50397318)
You’d be similarly hard pressed to read the CFTC magicking gambling authority as anything but a major question.