Overview
Kalshi’s own Connecticut suit (filed December 3, 2025) against the state’s consumer-protection regulators, distinct from the CFTC’s preemption suit. On August 10, 2026 Judge Vernon D. Oliver denied Kalshi a preliminary injunction; Kalshi filed its notice of appeal the same day, and the district court denied an injunction pending appeal on August 15.
This entry previously recorded the denial as press-reported and unconfirmed, because an earlier report of a ~May 2026 pro-platform permanent injunction in Connecticut had also circulated and could never be verified. That earlier report appears simply to have been wrong; this case is the likely source of the confusion. The August denial is now established from the docket, not from reporting.
Timeline
December 2025
Kalshi sues Connecticut consumer-protection regulators in federal court.
February 2026
Preliminary-injunction hearing held before Judge Oliver.
August 2026
The court denies the preliminary injunction; Kalshi files a notice of appeal the same day.
August 2026
The district court denies an injunction pending appeal; the Second Circuit refers the injunction motion to a three-judge panel.
What's next: On appeal at the Second Circuit (No. 26-2239). The Second Circuit denied a temporary injunction and referred the motion to a three-judge panel, to be heard in tandem with the injunction motion in KalshiEX LLC v. Williams (No. 26-1835) — two states, one panel.
Parties
Defendants
- Bryan T. Cafferelli (Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection)
- Kristofer Gilman
- William Tong (Connecticut Attorney General)
- Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
This page is informational, not legal advice. Nearly every entry in this tracker is a preliminary ruling under appeal. Always verify a platform's current, location-specific eligibility directly with the venue before relying on this page.