The proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance has become a much-discussed topic in Hollywood. While the agreement has passed through a few legal hurdles before final authorization, it has faced pushback from multiple parties. Most recently, a coalition of 12 states put in a bid for a restraining order to halt the merger from going through. Now, following that, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the corporate consolidation for a limited period of time, and she laid out her reasoning.
Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ruled on the decision on Monday, and this newly installed restraining order will be in effect for two weeks (or 14 days). Variety also reports that the order could be extended as long as 28 days. When it came to her decision, Judge Martinez-Olguin made note of the California-led coalition “showing at least demonstrates that serious questions going to the merits remain, weighing in favor of preliminary injunctive relief.” She also added:
