Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case
In Brief Posted: 2:20 PM PDT · April 11, 2026 Image Credits:Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthony Ha Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ case against prediction market Kalshi appears to have hit a snag. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing the state from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi (whose CEO Tarek Mansour is pictured above). “Arizona’s decision to weaponize state criminal law against companies that comply with federal law sets a dangerous precedent, and the court’s order today sends a clear message that intimidation is not an acceptable tactic to circumvent federal law,” said CFTC Chairman Michael…
