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Iowa Challenges Hollywood Merger at Supreme Court | Des Moines News
Iowa’s Attorney General is taking a bold stand, urging the Supreme Court to let Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merge — a $110 billion deal that’s sparking a nationwide antitrust battle. While 12 states, mostly Democratic, push to block it over fears of stifling competition, Iowa argues the merger would actually benefit Iowans by creating a stronger competitor against Netflix and Disney. The AG also challenges California’s role in the deal, likening it to that state imposing farming rules nationwide. Iowa and Montana are using a rare constitutional route to bypass lower courts, arguing…
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