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Paramount Politics: In Tough Year For Incumbents, $111B WBD Merger Has State AGs Concerned With More Than Antitrust After Feds Approve Deal
#Legal #News #Politics #DavidEllison #DavidZaslav #DepartmentOfJustice #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #KarenBass #Mergers #NithyaRaman #Paramount #ParamountWBD #RobBonta #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/06/paramount-warner-bros-deal-fallout-antitrust-1236953027/

Paramount Politics: In Tough Year For Incumbents, $111B WBD Merger Has State AGs Concerned With More Than Antitrust After Feds Approve Deal

In a tough election year for incumbents, Paramount’s $111B acquisition of WBD has become a political football in California and across the nation.

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DeadlineJun 1

OpenAI Is A Menace, & Sam Altman Knows It, Florida AG Declares; “Danger Of Addiction, …Suicide, Violence, & Related Harms”
#Legal #News #Politics #ArtificalIntelligence #ChatGPT #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #Florida #MassShooting #OpenAI #RobBonta #RonDeSantis #SamAltman #Technology

https://deadline.com/2026/06/openai-sam-altman-florida-attorney-general-1236933894/

OpenAI Is A Menace, & Sam Altman Knows It, Florida AG Declares; “Danger Of Addiction, …Suicide, Violence, & Related Harms”

OpenAI & CEO Sam Altman are allowing violence, death & more to occur with ChatGPT, a Florida lawsuit alleges

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DeadlineMay 14

Newsom Bulks Up California’s Antitrust War Chest As AG Contemplates Paramount WBD Merger Battle
#News #Politics #Antitrust #DepartmentOfJustice #DonaldTrump #GavinNewsom #LiveNation #Nexstar #Paramount #ParamountWBD #RobBonta #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/05/newsom-paramount-warner-bros-merger-legal-fight-1236904942/

Gavin Newsom Bulks Up California’s Antitrust War Chest As State AG Contemplates Paramount-WBD Merger Battle

New antitrust funding in Gavin Newsom's last budget as California governor could be a clue about the state's plans around the Paramount-WBD merger.

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DeadlineMay 12

Paramount Defends Warner Bros. Discovery Merger In Letter To California AG, Says Combined Companies Will Have Incentive To Boost Theatrical
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #MakanDelrahim #Paramount #RobBonta #Warnerbrosdiscovery

https://deadline.com/2026/05/paramount-warner-bros-california-attorney-general-letter-1236899772/

Paramount Defends Warner Bros. Discovery Merger In Letter To California AG, Says Combined Companies Will Have Incentive To Boost Theatrical

The company said that the merger would boost the theatrical experience.

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Variety [Unofficial]May 7

California Attorney General Urged by Dems to ‘Closely Scrutinize’ Paramount-W.B. Merger

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/rob-bonta-paramount-warner-bros-merger-letter-1236739542/

VarietyMay 7

California Attorney General Urged by Dems to ‘Closely Scrutinize’ Paramount-W.B. Merger
#Variety #News #Paramount #RobBonta #WarnerBros

https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/rob-bonta-paramount-warner-bros-merger-letter-1236739542/

California Attorney General Urged to Scrutinize Paramount-W.B. Merger

A group of 34 Congressional Democrats urged Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday to carefully scrutinize the Paramount-W.B. merger.

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BongolianApr 20

It wouldn't surprise me if the last few human employees at Amazon are engaged solely in price-fixing duties.

George Joseph: Emails show #Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, #California authorities allege. The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an #antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta.

#RobBonta
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/20/amazon-sellers-price-raises-california

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege

The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California’s attorney general

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DeadlineApr 18

Nexstar Decries $6.2B Tegna Deal Being Blocked By Judge, Vows Appeal
#Legal #News #Politics #DonaldTrump #FCC #LetitiaJames #Nexstar #NexstarTegnaDeal #RobBonta #Tegna

https://deadline.com/2026/04/nexstar-responds-tegna-merger-blocked-1236864817/

Nexstar Decries $6.2B Tegna Deal Being Blocked By Judge, Vows Appeal

Thwarted today in what looked to be a Donald Trump approved $6.2 billion local station mega-deal to merge with Tegna, Nexstar are vowing to march forward in the courts

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DeadlineApr 18

Nexstar-Tegna Merger Frozen As Antitrust Battle Continues; CA AG Says “This Merger Is Illegal, Plain & Simple”
#Legal #News #Politics #DirecTV #ElectionLine #FCC #Nexstar #NexstarTegnaDeal #RobBonta #Tegna

https://deadline.com/2026/04/nexstar-tegna-merger-blocked-2-1236784770/

Nexstar-Tegna Merger Frozen As Antitrust Battle Continues; CA AG Says “This Merger Is Illegal, Plain & Simple”

A federal judge just put a halt to Nexstar's proposed $6.2 billion merger with Tegna, putting in doubt the combination of the companies to create a broadcast station giant - at least for now

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DeadlineApr 16

Live Nation Turn Up The Heat After Monopoly Trial Loss: “Jury’s Verdict Is Not The Last Word On This Matter”
#Legal #News #DonaldTrump #LeticiaJames #LiveNation #MichaelRapino #PamBondi #RobBonta #Ticketmaster

https://deadline.com/2026/04/live-nation-reaction-lawsuit-loss-1236862235/

Live Nation Turns Up The Heat After Monopoly Trial Loss: “Jury’s Verdict Is Not The Last Word On This Matter”

Live Nation isn't turning the other cheek to a stinging jury verdict today that labeled the Ticketmaster-owning concert and talent promoter as a monopoly.

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