State v. operator
State of Connecticut v. KalshiEX LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (removed from Connecticut Superior Court, Hartford, HHD-CV26-6230345-S), 3:26-cv-01382
Pending
Removed Aug. 26, 2026; Connecticut's remand motion was pending and other deadlines paused as of mid-September 2026 (Vultax, latest entry Sept. 17, 2026); DeFi Rate notes the case was reassigned. No remand ruling found.
The question
Whether Connecticut's enforcement suit belongs in federal or state court, and whether Connecticut gambling law can be applied to the operator's event contracts.
Connecticut sued Kalshi in Hartford Superior Court and sought a temporary injunction; Kalshi removed the case to federal court, and the state seeks to return it to state court.
Docket timeline
Kalshi removes the case to federal court (state complaint, summons and a pending motion for a temporary injunction attached).
Source: dockets.justia.com