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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Ohio may regulate Kalshi's sports event contracts, a decision with implications for the prediction-market platform's operations in the state. The ruling comes amid broader disputes between Kalshi and state regulators over whether its sports contracts constitute gambling subject to state oversight or federally regulated financial products.

A US appeals court has upheld the designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a ruling with implications for the Pentagon's ability to restrict the firm's involvement in defense-related technology procurement. The decision keeps the designation in place despite the company's challenge, and is drawing attention given Anthropic's prominence in the artificial intelligence sector and its government contracts.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.

A federal appeals court has sided with Hawaii, upholding the state's requirements that gun permit applicants complete the process within a set window and that authorities can inspect firearms registered to permit holders. The ruling keeps in place two of Hawaii's strict firearms provisions, which are among the toughest in the United States, as legal battles over the scope of Second Amendment protections continue across the country.