United States v. State of Minnesota

PendingCFTC v. State

Last updated August 16, 2026. Snapshot — not legal advice.

Overview

Alongside the successful challenge that enjoined Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation statutory ban, the United States (DOJ) and the CFTC sued the state (filed May 19, 2026) to reaffirm exclusive federal jurisdiction. The matter sits before Judge Katherine Menendez — the same judge who blocked the ban — and the docket shows platforms and tribal entities as parties, consistent with a consolidated proceeding. Pending. (Caption + docket confirmed against the CFTC complaint PDF and CourtListener: D. Minn. No. 0:26-cv-02661.)

Timeline

July 2026

CFTC sues Minnesota as the statutory ban is challenged and enjoined.

What's next: Pending; pairs with the enjoined statutory ban.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • United States of America (Department of Justice)
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defendants

  • State of Minnesota
  • Minnesota officials (incl. Governor Tim Walz)
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