A day after Nexstar said that it had closed its deal to buy Tegna, creating a broadcasting giant, California and seven other states filed an emergency motion to stop it.
The motion for a temporary restraining order was filed on Friday in Sacramento, seeking court action to halt integration and consolidation of the two companies.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the other AGs filed suit to block the merger on Wednesday, but were not seeking a TRO or a preliminary injunction.
But that strategy changed after the FCC and the Justice Department gave the greenlight to the transactions later on Thursday, quickly followed by Nexstar’s announcement that they had closed the transaction.
Bonta said in a statement, “This merger is illegal, plain and simple, running contrary to federal antitrust laws that protect consumers. Nexstar/Tegna is not a done deal. I will not let these
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