California tribes definitely have federal judge on their side, but eventual ruling will be based on law

Saturday, October 25, 2025 11:39 AM
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  • Jill R. Dorson, InGame

If U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley could rule on the motion for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi in the Blue Lake Rancheria et al v. KALSHI INC. et al case based on morality, it seemed clear Thursday that she would side with three tribes asking to ban the platform from their land.

During a more than 90-minute hearing in which she heard from lawyers representing Blue Lake, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians, and Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, as well as defendants Kalshi and Robinhood, Corley repeatedly circled back to this question: Why doesn’t Kalshi just back down and stay off Indian land?