CFTC Sues Louisiana to Block Ban
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Louisiana previously obtained a state court order to shut down more than 30 companies in the state involved in derivatives trading regulated by the CFTC, without notifying the relevant defendants or giving them an opportunity to present their views. On November 14, 2026, the CFTC announced that it had sued Louisiana, seeking to block the state from prohibiting CFTC-regulated designated contract markets, futures commission merchants, and derivatives clearing organizations from offering event contracts. The CFTC stated that this was the 12th state it had sued to protect the exclusive jurisdiction over derivatives markets granted by the Commodity Exchange Act; previously, it had submitted amicus briefs to 4 federal courts of appeals and 1 state supreme court.
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CFTC sued Louisiana, seeking to block the state from prohibiting designated contract markets, futures commission merchants, and derivatives clearing organizations regulated by CFTC from offering event contracts. Louisiana had previously obtained a state court order to shut down more than 30 companies in the state involved in derivatives trading regulated by CFTC, without notifying the defendants or giving them an opportunity to be heard. CFTC said Louisiana is the 12th state it has sued to defend the exclusive jurisdiction over derivatives markets granted to it under the Commodity Exchange Act, and that it has filed amicus briefs with 4 federal courts of appeals and 1 state supreme court.
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