Block the Merger coalition seeks to formally oppose Paramount settlement
( September 24, 2026, 13:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Block the Merger coalition filed an emergency motion requesting judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín to allow interested parties the opportunity to formally oppose the settlement between Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and US attorneys general. “Hundreds of thousands of people across the country called on state attorneys general to enforce the law and to protect consumers, workers and free speech,” said Jessica J. González, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Free Press. “The weak and unenforceable deal the AGs struck with Paramount leaves us in the lurch. We deserve our day in court.”Statement follows below. See attached file....
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