Oregon AG Seeks 60-Day Delay of Paramount-WBD Merger, Demands Project Warrior Documents
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Updated · Deadline · Jul 9
Oregon AG Seeks 60-Day Delay of Paramount-WBD Merger, Demands Project Warrior Documents
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 9
Summary
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield asked a state judge to delay Paramount’s planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition by 60 days and compel merger-related documents before the deal can close.
The request targets records on Paramount’s lobbying of federal officials, its internally named “Project Warrior” approval strategy, and whether it helped compose or edit the Justice Department’s unusual statement backing the transaction.
Paramount, which has said it will not close before the EU’s July 22 deadline, argues the demands are disproportionate, marginally relevant, protected by attorney-client privilege, and implicate First Amendment rights.
A hearing is set for Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court as Paramount still seeks European approval and faces possible UK intervention plus a potential challenge from California and other state attorneys general.