{
  "id": 6858153,
  "title": "Paramount Argues States’ Antitrust Suit Will ‘Collapse Under Scrutiny’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/paramount-argues-states-antitrust-suit-will-collapse-under-scrutiny",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:16:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-answer-antitrust-case-1236859363/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paramount’s lawyers filed a legal response to the states’ antitrust lawsuit against the Warner Bros. merger on Friday, sketching out arguments and defenses it may use at a trial next March. Among other defenses, Paramount’s lawyers said they may claim that the coalition of 12 states lacks the authority to regulate the merger, “which is […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}