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Supreme Court Justice Denies Last-Minute Effort To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

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What happened

UPDATED: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied an last-minute effort to halt Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros.

Discovery, a transaction that is scheduled to close on Tuesday.

Kagan’s denial of a petition was entered into the docket without comment.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deadline and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:57:14 UTC.

Why it matters

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Longshot Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Filed to Supreme Court

  2. Supreme Court Justice Denies Last-Minute Effort To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Sources

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