Public Policy & Legal
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NY Times Files Motion to Quash Trump Subpoenas Requiring 3 Journalists to Reveal Confidential Sources
Times lawyer David McCraw argues the subpoenas “violate the constitutional rights of The Times and its journalists”
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Paramount State AG Lawsuit Swaps Judges After ‘Appearance of Bias’ Request
The case is now under Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing a separate consumer lawsuit brought against the company
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FCC Chair Doubts State AG Lawsuit Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Succeed
Brendan Carr says reports of California AG Rob Bonta’s interest in a CNN sale are “a bit of a tell that this really isn’t a legitimate antitrust case”
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Australia vs. AI: Prime Minister Promises Local Creatives ‘Strongest Possible Protection’ Against Copyright Theft
“Let me make this crystal clear: not everything produced in Australia is up for grabs,” Anthony Albanese warns
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Brendan Carr Accepted Paramount Gifts While FCC Reviewed Company Deals
A ProPublica report scrutinizes the FCC chair’s acceptance of Paramount-funded gala tickets, amid the company’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
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Paramount Skydance Agrees to Tie States’ Merger Antitrust Case With Prior Paramount+ Subscriber Lawsuit
The media company was sued by subscribers on antitrust grounds back in April
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Rob Bonta Says He Worries for CNN’s Future at Paramount, Citing Bari Weiss’ CBS News Revamp
“The truth should be told, whatever the truth is. And the truth should be told, especially about the powerful,” the California attorney general adds
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WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘This Would Eliminate Competition’
The union’s lawsuit comes a day after 12 state attorneys general filed for a restraining order to block the merger
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Hachette, Scott Turow Sue Google for Using Books to Train AI
Publishers claim the tech giant used millions of copyrighted works without permission to build its Gemini artificial intelligence models
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Paramount-Warner Bros. May Face Devastating Delay With State Antitrust Suit | Analysis
The state attorneys general’s effort lives and dies on whether it gets its request for a preliminary injunction to halt the merger granted
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Justin Baldoni Asks Judge to Reject or ‘Substantially Reduce’ Blake Lively’s $8 Million Legal Fee Request
“Lively fails to meet her burden to present credible evidence showing that the fees and costs she seeks to recover are reasonable,” the filing states
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12 State AGs Seek Temporary Restraining Order to Block Paramount-Warner Merger Ahead of Litigation
The filing comes hours after the state AGs first sued to block the $110 billion deal
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New York Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Donald Trump Jr. on His ‘Triggered’ Podcast Livestream
The 39-year-old man made threats via Rumble, explicitly saying, “I’m going to kill you”
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Block the Merger Coalition Applauds State Lawsuit Against Paramount: ‘Momentum Is on Our Side’
“It is time to stop oligarchs from strip-mining our culture and selling America off for parts,” antitrust research director Matt Stoller said
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12 State AGs Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘Protect This Iconic Industry’
“California’s film and entertainment industry touches the lives of Americans daily. We’re going to court to fight for a free and fair market,” Rob Bonta says