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Kalshi and Arizona regulators seek paused appeal while Ninth Circuit weighs cases

Kalshi and Arizona regulators seek paused appeal while Ninth Circuit weighs cases

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Kalshi and Arizona gaming regulators want the Ninth Circuit to slow down an appeal that could help define how far federal commodities law reaches into state gambling enforcement. In a joint filing submitted May 27, both sides asked the court to pause briefing while several related appeals already pending before the same circuit are decided. NEW: #Kalshi and Arizona regulators jointly seek pause in Ninth Circuit appeal pending rulings in related sports-event contract cases @RWW pic.twitter.com/C6hrbokC7o — Suswati Basu (@suswatibasu) May 27, 2026 The request follows oral arguments heard in April involving Kalshi, Robinhood Derivatives and North American Derivatives Exchange. These focus on whether the Commodity Exchange Act gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive authority over event contracts offered through federally regulated exchanges. The parties told the court that any pending appeals “could bear on the questions at issue in this appeal” and argued that waiting for decisions would help produce briefs “that will be most useful to the Court.” Under the current schedule, Kalshi’s opening brief is due June 8. The proposed pause …

Arizona sports contracts lawsuit against Kalshi paused while Ninth Circuit appeals continue

Arizona sports contracts lawsuit against Kalshi paused while Ninth Circuit appeals continue

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A legal fight over prediction markets and state gambling authority is now on hold in Arizona while federal appeals judges weigh several related cases. Kalshi, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Justice Department, and Arizona regulators jointly asked a federal judge Friday (May 15) to pause litigation involving sports-event contracts offered on federally regulated exchanges. The request was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and asks Judge Michael T. Liburdi to freeze proceedings until the Ninth Circuit rules in at least one pending appeal tied to prediction-market platforms. NEW: Arizona, Kalshi, https://t.co/RAW130kP9Y, and federal regulators agreed to pause litigation pending key Ninth Circuit rulings. @RWW pic.twitter.com/Z8GyrLLLQ8 — Suswati Basu (@suswatibasu) May 17, 2026 The filing says “questions that bear directly on this case are pending before the Ninth Circuit.” The Arizona case involves Kalshi and North American Derivatives Exchange, which operates as Crypto.com. They are suing Arizona Attorney General Kristin K. Mayes and Arizona Department of Gaming Director Jackie Johnson over whether the state can enforce gambling laws against contracts …

The Rev. Dr. Adam J. Shoemaker elected ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

The Rev. Dr. Adam J. Shoemaker elected ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

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The Rev. Dr. Adam J. Shoemaker was elected ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island on April 18 by nearly 300 clergy and lay delegates, meeting at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York.  Shoemaker was elected on the fourth ballot by 95 votes in the clergy order and 76 votes in the lay order. The election required a majority in both orders on the same ballot, in accordance with the diocesan constitution.   Shoemaker said, “I am deeply humbled by the trust this convention has placed in me and accept the call to serve as your next diocesan bishop with hope and faith in what God will do among us. I look forward to laboring together across the Diocese of Long Island as one body in Christ, and I ask your prayers as we begin this new chapter together.”  Shoemaker serves as rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He has previously ministered in congregations in North Carolina and Massachusetts and served as a missionary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  An Egyptian American raised in Huntington, New York, he was formed in the …

Peru appoints Jose Maria Balcazar as president, ninth leader in a decade | Government News

Peru appoints Jose Maria Balcazar as president, ninth leader in a decade | Government News

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Peru’s Congress has voted to appoint former judge and left-wing lawmaker Jose Maria Balcazar as interim president, replacing the right-wing leader Jose Jeri a day after his removal. Wednesday’s vote ushers in Peru’s ninth president in a decade. Balcazar’s term, however, will be short. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list In just 53 days, on April 12, the country will head to the ballot box to vote for a new president. If no candidate gains more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off will be held in June. Traditionally, Peru’s president-elects are inaugurated on the country’s Independence Day in late July. That ceremony will mark the end of Balcazar’s leadership. Balcazar’s short tenure is the latest sign of turbulence in Peru’s government. Of Peru’s last eight presidents, four have been impeached and removed from office, and two have resigned before their term’s end. The last president to serve a complete term was Ollanta Humala, whose presidency ended in July 2016. Balcazar’s ascent to the presidency, however, was marked by its own turmoil. In an …

Johannes Klæbo wins record ninth Winter Olympic gold

Johannes Klæbo wins record ninth Winter Olympic gold

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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Last Slalom Before Olympics and Locks up Record Ninth Season Discipline Title

Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Last Slalom Before Olympics and Locks up Record Ninth Season Discipline Title

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SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the slalom season title with the Olympics looming to become the first skier in the six-decade history of the World Cup with nine season titles in one discipline. The American star might have to share her record soon, though, as teammate Lindsey Vonn has eight downhill titles and currently holds a commanding lead in those standings in her second season back from her initial retirement in 2019. On the men’s side, Ingemar Stenmark won the slalom globe and Marcel Hirscher the overall title eight times each. Shiffrin dominated the last slalom before the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, securing top spot in the discipline standings with two races to spare. Shiffrin won both runs to beat runner-up Camille Rast, the world champion from Switzerland, by 1.67 seconds. The rest of the field, led by Germany’s Emma Aicher, trailed by more than two seconds. But the American was reluctant to read too much into those results and how they may translate to her form for …

Nevada urges Ninth Circuit to reject Kalshi stay, defending gambling authority

Nevada urges Ninth Circuit to reject Kalshi stay, defending gambling authority

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Nevada is asking the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to deny Kalshi’s request to pause the case while it appeals, saying the company is unlikely to win and can’t use federal law to sidestep state gambling rules. In its filing, the state argues that Kalshi’s products don’t qualify as swaps, options, or futures under federal law, and therefore aren’t protected by the Commodity Exchange Act. Because of that, Nevada says it still has the authority to regulate the activity as gambling within its borders. Responding to Kalshi's argument that an injunction is necessary because a state enforcement proceeding would be "catastrophic," Nevada snarks that "Kalshi already is subject to enforcement in Massachusetts, and its business has not collapsed." pic.twitter.com/URVfMUKoLo — Andrew Kim (@akhoya87) December 30, 2025 Nevada also says Kalshi hasn’t shown it would suffer irreparable harm if the stay isn’t granted, which is a key requirement for getting one. “Submitting to a state enforcement proceeding ‘typically does not constitute irreparable harm,’” the State writes, because Kalshi “could raise any potential defense.” …