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USA v. AT&T, Inc., et al

  1. February 27, 2019

    DC Circ Needed Facts, Not Just Theory, In AT&T Case

    The D.C. Circuit showed in the AT&T case Tuesday that the government will need facts to contest vertical mergers, not just economic theories.

  2. February 26, 2019

    AT&T, Time Warner's Merger Win Stands At DC Circ.

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to block AT&T's $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner, likely dealing the final blow to the Trump administration's efforts to undo the blockbuster media merger.

  3. December 06, 2018

    DOJ's AT&T Appeal Needs Numbers, Not Theory: DC Circ.

    A D.C. Circuit panel appeared skeptical in oral arguments Thursday of the U.S. Department of Justice's attempts to revive its challenge to AT&T's Time Warner purchase, demanding numbers to back up economic theory and questioning whether a district judge's factual findings crossed the line into clear, reversible error.

  4. December 04, 2018

    In AT&T Round 2, Attys Say DOJ Swinging At Air

    The U.S. Department of Justice will try to convince a D.C. Circuit panel Thursday to revive its challenge to AT&T's purchase of Time Warner, in what experts say is a fight the DOJ has little chance of winning.

  5. December 03, 2018

    AT&T Can't Block Scholars From DOJ's Merger Appeal

    The D.C. Circuit cleared a group of antitrust scholars to participate in oral arguments over the government's effort to upend a D.C. federal judge's June decision rejecting the U.S. Department of Justice's challenge to AT&T's megapurchase of Time Warner.

  6. November 26, 2018

    AT&T Fights Bid For Scholars To Appear At Merger Appeal

    AT&T Inc. urged the D.C. Circuit on Monday to reject a bid from a group of scholars to appear during oral arguments next month as the government looks to revive its challenge of the telecom giant's purchase of Time Warner Inc., saying the group's arguments are not needed.

  7. October 12, 2018

    DOJ Says AT&T Can't Fix District Court's Errors

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday continued its bid to revive its challenge of AT&T Inc.'s purchase of Time Warner Inc., telling a D.C. Circuit panel that the company can't fix the economic and logical errors made by the lower court judge.

  8. September 28, 2018

    Media Group Asks If Trump Attacks Sparked AT&T Merger Suit

    A journalists' advocacy group asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to consider possible evidence that the Trump White House tried to push the government's fight against this year's mega-merger of AT&T and Time Warner out of animosity toward the press.

  9. September 27, 2018

    9 AGs, Experts, Biz Groups Back AT&T-Time Warner Merger

    Nine state attorneys general, a group of antitrust and economics experts, and business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have filed separate amicus briefs urging the D.C. Circuit to reject the U.S. Department of Justice appeal fighting to undo AT&T Inc.'s $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc.

  10. September 20, 2018

    AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Was Correct, DC Circ. Told

    AT&T told the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that a lower court correctly ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice did not demonstrate how its $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc. would increase wholesale prices for distributors and retail rates for consumers.