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Judge plans to rule next week on Paramount, Warner Bros.

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

(The Center Square) – A federal judge plans to decide by Wednesday whether to grant a temporary restraining order in a case that pits state attorneys general against Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance.

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  1. States Seek Injunction to Prevent Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal From Closing

    Headline from Variety ·

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    Judge plans to rule next week on Paramount, Warner Bros.

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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  1. Deadline

    State AGs Seek Temporary Restraining Order To Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    State attorneys general are now seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to pause Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that the company may otherwise close the transaction as soon as July 22.

  2. Variety

    States Seek Injunction to Prevent Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal From Closing (opens Variety)

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    California and 11 other states have filed for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal from closing while the states pursue an antitrust lawsuit. In a motion filed on Monday evening, the states asked a federal judge to act by July 22.

  3. Deadline

    Paramount Gets New Judge In State AGs Antitrust Suit (opens Deadline)

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    The State of California et al v. Paramount Skydance Corporation et al has been reassigned to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, and it appears that an initial hearing to consider a temporary restraining order on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is still set for this Friday. Judge P.

  4. Just the News

    Federal California judge plans to rule next week in Paramount, Warner Bros case (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The judge said there will be a decision on the temporary restraining order by July 22.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Judge plans to rule next week on Paramount, Warner Bros. (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    (The Center Square) – A federal judge plans to decide by Wednesday whether to grant a temporary restraining order in a case that pits state attorneys general against Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance.

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