Civil rights, religious leaders seek to delay Paramount-Warner settlement approval
By Flavia Fortes ( September 24, 2026, 13:21 GMT | Insight) -- A Latino civil rights organization and two religious leaders asked US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín to delay approval of the states' settlement allowing Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and to keep the merger from closing while she considers their objections to the proposed remedies. They argue that the decree’s film and news commitments may fail to address the loss of competition alleged by the states that sued to block the deal. A Latino civil rights organization and two religious leaders asked US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín to delay approval of the states' settlement allowing Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and to keep the merger from closing while she considers their objections to the proposed remedies....
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