Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger: the interstate antitrust fight
The Supreme Court ordered California and ten other states to respond by September 25 to an original-jurisdiction complaint filed by Iowa and Montana, which argues the states' antitrust suit blocking Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is a politicized effort rather than genuine antitrust enforcement.
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Judge Orders Two-Day Settlement Conference Ahead of March 2027 Trial
Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson ordered Paramount, the state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America to hold a mandatory two-day settlement conference on October 14 and 15, 2026 in San Francisco, ahead of the trial scheduled for March 2, 2027.
- 12 Sept 2026
Supreme Court Orders Blue-State AGs to Respond to Iowa and Montana's Challenge Over the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Block
The Supreme Court ordered California and ten other states to respond by September 25 to an original-jurisdiction complaint filed by Iowa and Montana, which argues the states' antitrust suit blocking Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is a politicized effort rather than genuine antitrust enforcement.