Robinhood Lawsuits: Litigation Tracker

Summary

Robinhood is a party to 13 cases of the 90 on this tracker, involving 12 states.

Restricted (3)

• Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.

  No. 3:25-cv-06162 · No. 25-7504

  Preliminary injunction granted for the tribes (N.D. Cal., Nov. 2026)U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitCA

  Also named: Kalshi

  Judge Corley granted the tribes a preliminary injunction on November 4, 2026: Kalshi Inc. and KalshiEX may not offer any sports contracts on the tribes’ Indian lands. The same day the tribes filed an amended complaint adding the Buena Vista Rancheria as a plaintiff.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Dreitzer

  No. 2:25-cv-01541 · No. 25-7831 · No. 26-338

  TRO denial affirmed (9th Cir., unpublished); cert petition filed9th Cir.; D. Nev. (Chief Judge Gordon) belowNV

  Robinhood petitioned the Supreme Court (September 10, 2026; No. 26-338) after the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of its TRO by unpublished memorandum in August.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Nessel

  No. 1:26-cv-00730 · No. 26-1542

  Injunction denied; on appeal (6th Cir.)6th Cir.; W.D. Mich. (Judge Maloney) belowMI

  Judge Maloney denied Robinhood Derivatives a preliminary injunction (June 2026) in an opinion issued alongside the Polymarket US denial.Checked Nov 8, 2026

Blocked for Market (2)

• Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Flaherty

  No. 1:25-cv-14723

  Consent injunction bars enforcement; case stayedD.N.J. (Judge Kiel)NJ

  New Jersey agreed to a consent injunction (August 2025) barring enforcement against Robinhood over Kalshi-traded sports contracts while Kalshi’s appeal ran; extended by consent in May 2026.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Connecticut cease-and-desist letters (December 2025)

  Ripened into a state enforcement actionConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection — administrative (Case No. 2025-77)CT

  Also named: Kalshi, Crypto.com

  Connecticut’s consumer-protection regulator ordered Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com to stop offering sports event contracts in the state (December 2, 2025), triggering the platform suits and then the federal preemption suit against Connecticut.Checked Nov 8, 2026

Pending (8)

• Missouri Attorney General cease-and-desist letters (September 2026)

  Deadlines passed; Novig, Crypto.com and Kalshi suedMissouri Attorney General — pre-suit letters (no court proceeding)MO

  Also named: Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog

  Novig and Crypto.com’s exchange sued Missouri’s Attorney General and Gaming Commission officials as the thirty-day windows closed (October 16, 2026), and Kalshi followed on October 27 after its extended deadline drew no assurance of non-enforcement.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Ohio Casino Control Commission cease-and-desist letters (October 2026)

  Deadline passed; Polymarket US and Underdog suing, Robinhood agreed to stopOhio Casino Control Commission — administrative (no court proceeding)OH

  Also named: Polymarket, Coinbase, Novig, Gemini, Webull, Underdog, ProphetX

  Ohio’s Casino Control Commission ordered ten platforms and brokers to stop offering sports event contracts in Ohio and confirm compliance within fourteen days, citing the Sixth Circuit’s decision (October 2, 2026).Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Connecticut cease-and-desist orders to nine platforms (September 2026)

  Orders issued; three platforms reported to have withdrawn, one suedConnecticut Department of Consumer Protection — administrativeCT

  Also named: Polymarket, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Novig, Gemini, Webull, Underdog, ProphetX

  Connecticut ordered nine more platforms to stop offering sports event contracts (September 10, 2026). By early October state officials had told reporters that ProphetX, Gemini and Webull had withdrawn from the state, and Underdog had sued.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Kalshi

  No. C-24-CV-26-005532 · No. 1:26-cv-03217

  Stayed by agreement; remand motion pendingCircuit Court for Baltimore CityMD

  Also named: Kalshi, Coinbase, Webull

  Baltimore sued Kalshi and three brokerage distributors under the city’s Consumer Protection Ordinance — the first municipal action of the fight.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Kentucky enforcement actions v. Kalshi & others (Franklin Circuit Court)

  No. 26-CI-00689 · No. 26-CI-00696 · No. 3:26-cv-00048 · No. 3:26-cv-00047

  Remand recommended in both removed actions; district judges have not ruledE.D. Ky. (Judge Wier); removed from Franklin Circuit CourtKY

  Also named: Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, Webull

  Kentucky’s AG sued Kalshi, Polymarket, and distribution partners (June 2026), plus an excise tax; the CFTC then sued the state.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Robinhood Derivatives LLC v. Griffin

  No. 3:26-cv-05311

  Administratively stayed pending the Ninth CircuitW.D. Wash. (Judge Coughenour)WA

  Administratively stayed by stipulation (May 2026) pending the Ninth Circuit, under a negotiated order governing enforcement in the meantime.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• State of Wisconsin v. Kalshi, Inc.

  No. 26-CV-1284 · No. 3:26-cv-00378

  Remand and state injunction motions pendingWisconsin state courtWI

  Also named: Kalshi, Coinbase

  Wisconsin sued Kalshi, Polymarket US and Crypto.com in three parallel actions on April 24, 2026, prompting the federal countersuit against the state.Checked Nov 8, 2026

• Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Campbell

  No. 1:25-cv-12578 · No. 26-1257

  Dismissed as unripe; on appeal (1st Cir.), argued Nov. 41st Cir.; D. Mass. (Judge Stearns) belowMA

  Dismissed without prejudice as unripe (March 2026) after Robinhood stopped routing sports contracts to a second exchange; on appeal to the First Circuit on ripeness and standing only.Checked Nov 8, 2026

What Changed

November 2026

• RulingNovember 4, 2026

  Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.

  Judge Corley granted the California tribes a preliminary injunction: Kalshi may not offer sports contracts on the tribes’ Indian lands and must report on its compliance within 21 days. The same day the tribes amended their complaint to add the Buena Vista Rancheria. It is a preliminary injunction, not a final judgment.

  Order re: preliminary injunction, N.D. Cal. No. 3:25-cv-06162 (ECF 106)

• HearingNovember 4, 2026

  Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Campbell

  The First Circuit heard argument in Robinhood’s appeal of the dismissal of its Massachusetts suit, before Judges Montecalvo, Kayatta and Neumann. The appeal is limited to ripeness and standing; no decision yet.

  First Circuit oral-argument recording, No. 26-1257

October 2026

• FilingOctober 26, 2026

  Ohio Casino Control Commission cease-and-desist letters (October 2026)

  Robinhood Derivatives agreed to stop offering new sports event contracts in Ohio by November 2, in exchange for the Casino Control Commission’s agreement not to enforce while the Sixth Circuit and Supreme Court appeals are pending.

  Robinhood Markets, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026

• ScheduleOctober 25, 2026

  Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Campbell

  The First Circuit set argument in Robinhood’s Massachusetts appeal for November 4, 2026, before Judges Montecalvo, Kayatta and Neumann. The appeal asks only whether Robinhood’s challenge is ripe, not whether federal law preempts the state’s sports-wagering law.

  First Circuit court calendar (entered Oct. 25, 2026)

• RulingOctober 21, 2026

  Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.

  Judge Corley let the California tribes amend their complaint to add a third tribe, the Buena Vista Rancheria, terminated the pending motions to dismiss without prejudice, and directed the parties to negotiate a stipulation on geofencing tribal lands. The amended complaint and a further conference are set for November 4; no injunction is in place.

  Order, N.D. Cal. No. 3:25-cv-06162 (ECF 103)

• FilingOctober 20, 2026

  Ohio Casino Control Commission cease-and-desist letters (October 2026)

  The Casino Control Commission ordered its own licensees, including sportsbooks and suppliers, to stop servicing platforms that offer sports event contracts in Ohio and to confirm compliance by October 30.

  Ohio Casino Control Commission licensee notice (Oct. 20, 2026; PDF hosted by Sports Betting Dime)