Paramount is facing a new setback in its intended acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery: a judge has paused it until early august in the context of a legal case brought forward by several states.
Concretely, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland said the states made a "strong showing" that the acquisition would amount to an unlawful decrease in competition. Warner Bros. Discover's stock fell as much as 4% on Monday before pairing some gains.