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- Justice Elena Kagan denied a petition to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
- The merger is scheduled to close on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
- Petitioners Pamela Faust, Len Marazzo, Lisa McCarthy, Deborah Rubinsohn and Gary Talewsky argued the deal violates the Clayton Act.
- The settlement bars the combined firm from selling or closing Paramount or Warner Bros. lots during the commitment period.