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6TH CIR.Court order

Sixth Circuit rules states can regulate Kalshi sports event contracts, finding CEA does not preempt state gambling laws

A unanimous Sixth Circuit panel ruled that state regulators in Ohio and Tennessee can enforce gambling laws against Kalshi's sports prediction markets. Judge Gibbons wrote that Kalshi failed to prove event contracts are statutory swaps under CFTC exclusive jurisdiction, and alternatively held the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt state gaming statutes. The court affirmed denial of an Ohio injunction and vacated Tennessee injunctive relief.

Order (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit) → · Courthouse News Service, CoinDesk, Unchained
U.S. FEDPeople moves

Latitude Legal names Alex Su president as flexible talent provider expands

Latitude Legal promoted chief revenue officer Alex Su to president on September 8, 2026, with co-founder and chief executive Ross Booher handing over day-to-day operational control while remaining CEO. The Nashville-headquartered flexible legal talent provider said it has opened nine offices and added 243 corporate and 120 law firm clients since Su became CRO, and grew new client acquisition 52% in the first half of 2026.

Announcement (Business Wire) → · Legal IT Insider, Above the Law
S.C.Breaches and incidents

Thomson Reuters C-Track breach exposes court files across U.S. and Canadian systems

West Publishing's C-Track notified the public on September 2, 2026 that an unauthorized party obtained court-management files after activity discovered on June 30, 2026, with files obtained in March. The notice lists appellate and other courts in multiple U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and three Ontario courts. Confidential, redacted or sealed information may have been impacted at some courts; South Carolina's preliminary review found no PII so far in 2020-and-earlier appellate backups.

Report (C-Track) → · Supreme Court of South Carolina, The Record, Help Net Security