Dangerous mega-mergers like this demonstrate the urgent need to enforce the antitrust laws instead of caving in.

This consent decree bucks governmental safeguards designed to protect the public from harm. The court should reject it outright,” the Block the Merger groups said.

In its filing, the Block the Merger coalition urged the court to reject the settlement between Paramount and the state attorneys general.

The attorney general for the lead plaintiff state, California, publicly criticized the very behavioral remedies that the parties now ask the court to approve,” their amicus brief notes.

We are pleased that the court is allowing the public to weigh in on this important issue because the AGs have failed to adequately represent the public interest in this case,” said Free Press Co-CEO ...

The request comes as Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin has set a hearing to address “certain outstanding questions” related to the proposed settlement.

The weak and unenforceable deal the AGs struck with Paramount leaves us in the lurch. We deserve our day in court,” said Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González.

Free Press and allies filed an emergency motion requesting the opportunity to formally oppose the weak consent decree that state attorneys general entered into with Paramount.

This ruling ensures that the interests of those who will actually pay the price for the Ellisons’ sweetheart deal are heard.

Trump’s attacks on the press have reached “a constitutional breaking point,” said Free Press Senior Counsel Nora Benavidez.

Paramount Merger Protesters Rally Outside Studio Lot, Rage At Rob Bonta: 'I Feel Duped' Members of the Block the Merger coalition denounced the settlement with California Attorney General Bonta.

The Block the Merger coalition gathered outside the Paramount lot to protest what it describes as a “sweetheart deal” with Paramount Skydance to end an antitrust lawsuit.