Nessel v. KalshiEX LLC

TRO in effectState v. Platform

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

Overview

Michigan’s Attorney General sued Kalshi on behalf of the Gaming Control Board (Ingham County), and Judge Rosemarie Aquilina granted a temporary restraining order (June 2026) barring unlicensed sports event contracts and threatening $120,000/day fines, while requiring licensed geolocation. The TRO preserves the status quo while the court decides whether federal commodities law or Michigan’s sports-betting law governs — even as the CFTC directed Kalshi to keep honoring pending Michigan trades. (Caption confirmed via the filed complaint: Dana Nessel, Attorney General … on behalf of the People of the State of Michigan and the Michigan Gaming Control Board v. KalshiEX LLC, Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit, dated March 3, 2026; the federal removal docket is W.D. Mich. No. 1:26-cv-00731, since remanded.)

Timeline

March 2026

AG Dana Nessel sues Kalshi in Ingham County Circuit Court seeking a permanent injunction.

June 2026

Judge Aquilina grants a TRO with $120,000/day fines; CFTC directs Kalshi to honor pending Michigan trades.

What's next: Litigation ongoing; the court weighs a permanent injunction.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • Dana Nessel, Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Michigan and the Michigan Gaming Control Board

Defendants

  • KalshiEX LLC
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