HPE, US DOJ, states clash over scope of Tunney Act review
By Flavia Fortes ( December 10, 2025, 21:42 GMT | Comment) -- A joint case management statement filed by the US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia reveals a sharp divide between how they think a federal court should conduct its Tunney Act public-interest review of the settlement clearing HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks. The filing presents competing procedural proposals for US District Judge P. Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California, who must determine the appropriate scope of the Tunney Act review and decide whether the settlement withstands public-interest scrutiny amid allegations of irregular decision-making at the DOJ's Antitrust Division.A joint case management statement filed by the US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia reveals a sharp divide between how they think a federal court should conduct its Tunney Act public-interest review of the settlement clearing HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks....
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