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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AT&T INC. et al

  1. February 20, 2018

    AT&T Hasn't Proved Merger Row Was Selective, Judge Rules

    AT&T and Time Warner lost in their attempt to use President Donald Trump's anti-CNN tirades as a defense in the Justice Department's antitrust case over AT&T's proposed $85 billion purchase of CNN parent Time Warner, after a D.C. federal judge Tuesday said the companies had "fallen short" of showing they had been singled out.

  2. February 16, 2018

    DOJ Resists AT&T Request For Evidence Of Trump's CNN Ire

    President Donald Trump’s tirades against CNN on and off the campaign trail have nothing to do with the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit opposing AT&T’s proposed $85 billion purchase of CNN parent Time Warner, a DOJ attorney said Friday in fighting the distracting “sideshow” of discovery into the matter.

  3. February 15, 2018

    AT&T Takes Unusual Step In Seeking Delrahim Testimony

    AT&T Inc.'s bid to have Makan Delrahim, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, testify in the case challenging its planned purchase of Time Warner Inc., could help the company argue that the challenge was politically motivated, but it may not be easy and comes with some risk.

  4. January 22, 2018

    AT&T May Get DOJ's 3rd Party Info In Merger Fight

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing the government's challenge to AT&T Inc.'s proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc. ordered the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday to ask several third parties for permission to turn over information they provided in past merger investigations.

  5. January 05, 2018

    Discovery In AT&T Merger Row On Pace, Attorneys Say

    Attorneys for the government and AT&T on Friday told a D.C. federal judge they remain on pace with a brisk schedule laid out last month for a suit over the government's efforts to quash the telecom giant's proposed $85 billion purchase of Time Warner.

  6. December 21, 2017

    Judge Warns Lawyers To Keep Quiet On AT&T Merger Row

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday gave a preemptive warning to lawyers in a lawsuit over the proposed merger of AT&T and Time Warner, telling attorneys to confine their arguments to the court room and avoid talking to the press about the case.

  7. December 19, 2017

    AT&T Knocks Fox's Bid To Shield Docs In Merger Suit

    AT&T Inc. hit back Monday against 21st Century Fox's effort to shield sensitive documents turned over during the government's review of its Time Warner deal, telling a D.C. federal court that it needs to see the information that's being used to mount a case against the merger.

  8. December 18, 2017

    Fox Wants Docs Protected In AT&T Merger Challenge

    Media conglomerate 21st Century Fox on Friday waded into the government's challenge of the proposed $85 billion deal between AT&T and Time Warner Inc., asking a D.C. federal judge for additional protection of highly-sensitive contract information it handed the U.S. Department of Justice during a review of the potential merger.

  9. December 12, 2017

    Ex-Trump Adviser Wants To Weigh In On AT&T Merger Row

    Former Trump administration campaign volunteer Carter Page asked a D.C. federal court on Tuesday if he could weigh in on the government's challenge of AT&T's proposed Time Warner deal, saying that he can provide unique insight into how media conglomerates wield their power.

  10. December 08, 2017

    DOJ, AT&T Get March Trial Date For $85B Merger Fight

    U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon on Thursday set a March 19 bench trial in the government's challenge of AT&T's $85.4 billion deal to purchase Time Warner Inc., rejecting AT&T's request for an earlier trial date.