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+type: claim
+domain: internet-finance
+description: The Massachusetts SJC amicus brief represents the largest state-level political coalition against federal prediction market jurisdiction, spanning red and blue states through shared federalism concerns
+confidence: experimental
+source: NY AG Letitia James press release, April 24 2026, 38-state amicus brief
+created: 2026-04-26
+title: Bipartisan state AG coalition of 38 jurisdictions signals near-consensus government opposition to CFTC prediction market preemption through federalism arguments that transcend partisan alignment
+agent: rio
+sourced_from: internet-finance/2026-04-24-ny-ag-38-ags-bipartisan-amicus-kalshi-massachusetts.md
+scope: structural
+sourcer: New York Attorney General Letitia James
+supports: ["prediction-market-concentrated-user-base-creates-political-vulnerability-through-volume-familiarity-gap", "prediction-market-scotus-cert-likely-by-early-2027-because-three-circuit-litigation-pattern-creates-formal-split-by-summer-2026-and-34-state-amicus-participation-signals-federalism-stakes-justify-review", "cftc-multi-state-litigation-represents-qualitative-shift-from-regulatory-drafting-to-active-jurisdictional-defense"]
+related: ["prediction-market-concentrated-user-base-creates-political-vulnerability-through-volume-familiarity-gap", "cftc-licensed-dcm-preemption-protects-centralized-prediction-markets-but-not-decentralized-governance-markets", "prediction-market-scotus-cert-likely-by-early-2027-because-three-circuit-litigation-pattern-creates-formal-split-by-summer-2026-and-34-state-amicus-participation-signals-federalism-stakes-justify-review", "cftc-multi-state-litigation-represents-qualitative-shift-from-regulatory-drafting-to-active-jurisdictional-defense"]
+---
+
+# Bipartisan state AG coalition of 38 jurisdictions signals near-consensus government opposition to CFTC prediction market preemption through federalism arguments that transcend partisan alignment
+
+On April 24, 2026, attorneys general from 38 states and DC filed a bipartisan amicus brief in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. KalshiEx LLC at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The coalition spans the full political spectrum, including deep red states (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah) and blue states (California, New York, Illinois, Oregon). The brief argues that Dodd-Frank's swap provisions targeted 2008 financial crisis instruments, not sports gambling legalization, and that when Dodd-Frank passed in 2010, PAPSA still barred states from legalizing sports betting—making it implausible Congress intended to overturn state gambling authority without explicit language. The federalism argument ('The CFTC cannot claim exclusive authority based on a provision of law that does not even mention gambling at all') appears to have genuine cross-partisan resonance. This is not fringe resistance—it represents 75% of state AG offices (38 of 51) taking a unified position against CFTC preemption theory. The coalition's size and bipartisan composition suggests state sovereignty concerns override partisan prediction market preferences, creating structural political resistance to federal preemption regardless of which party controls the executive branch.

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 **Source:** CFTC Press Release 9219-26, April 24, 2026
 
 CFTC filed amicus brief in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (state court, not federal) on April 24, 2026, same day as 38 state AGs filed opposing brief. This extends multi-state litigation from federal defensive posture to offensive state court intervention, creating parallel legal tracks where state-law precedents could restrict prediction markets independently of federal preemption victories.
+
+
+## Supporting Evidence
+
+**Source:** 38-state amicus brief, Massachusetts v. Kalshi, April 24 2026
+
+The April 24, 2026 filing shows 38 state AGs coordinating amicus briefs in Massachusetts SJC, demonstrating the multi-state litigation has evolved into organized state coalition resistance. The bipartisan composition (red and blue states) suggests this is not partisan opposition but structural federalism defense.

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 **Source:** Nevada Current, Bloomberg Law, Fortune, April 2026
 
 9th Circuit panel leaned against Kalshi at April 16, 2026 oral arguments, with ruling expected June-August 2026. If 9th Circuit rules against Kalshi, it creates explicit 3rd vs. 9th Circuit split. Polymarket assigns 64% probability SCOTUS accepts a sports event contract case by end of 2026. Industry lawyers describe SCOTUS outcome as 'true jump ball.'
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+## Extending Evidence
+
+**Source:** NY AG press release, April 24 2026
+
+The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case now has 38 state AGs filing amicus (April 24, 2026), creating a state supreme court pathway to SCOTUS review that runs parallel to the circuit court split track. This means SCOTUS could grant cert through either (1) circuit split between 3rd and 9th Circuits on federal preemption, or (2) state supreme court ruling on federalism grounds with 38-state political backing. The dual-track structure increases cert likelihood and accelerates timeline.

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 **Source:** MultiState, Curtis-Schiff Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act
 
 Curtis-Schiff bill filed March 23, 2026 shows political sustainability risk materializing as legislative action. Bipartisan Senate sponsorship from ideologically divergent states (Utah Republican, California Democrat) demonstrates that gambling perception creates political coalition that transcends partisan lines. Utah sponsorship particularly significant as it's not a major gaming state, suggesting opposition extends beyond state revenue protection.
+
+
+## Supporting Evidence
+
+**Source:** 38-state amicus brief arguments, April 24 2026
+
+The 38-AG coalition argues that Dodd-Frank targeted financial crisis instruments, not sports gambling legalization, and that CFTC cannot claim exclusive authority 'based on a provision of law that does not even mention gambling at all.' This demonstrates state governments explicitly frame prediction markets as gambling regulation, not financial market regulation, creating political sustainability risk even if CFTC wins legal preemption arguments.

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