Justice Kagan denies last-minute bid to halt Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Published October 5, 2026 10:39pm ET



Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shot down a last-minute emergency application filed by consumers on Monday that sought to halt the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger from closing the following day.

Kagan, who handles emergency applications arising from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, denied the plaintiffs’ petition without providing a reason. Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.

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