Block the Merger filed a midnight amicus asking a court to reject the Paramount–WBD deal.

Free Press and allies briefed Judge Martínez-Olguín after leave to file delayed settlement sign-off.

The consent-decree fight now sits with the court amid fee-pressure and press-freedom concerns.

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