Supreme Court should reject Iowa, Montana bid to expedite Paramount-WBD case, Calif. argues
( September 4, 2026, 19:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: California and other US states suing to block Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery argue Iowa and Montana's request for the US Supreme Court to expedite consideration of their motion for leave should be denied, according to an opposition motion. The coalition of states argues that even Iowa and Montana acknowledge that an emergency does not currently exist and that the court's current timeline is sufficient. They also highlight that the June 4, 2027, date cited as the merger deadline simply opens the right for the companies to walk away and is not a true hard deadline.See document attached....
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