On July 20, local time, US Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California issued an interim injunction suspending Paramount Sky Dance's acquisition process of Warner Bros. Exploration until August 3. On the 13th local time, a joint prosecution composed of 12 states including California claimed that this merger and acquisition would violate federal antitrust laws and eventually lead to an increase in the price of film and television services and a reduction in the supply of film and television content. The judge handed down the ruling after hearing arguments between the parties in court last Friday morning. Previously, Paramount had taken the initiative to promise that the deal would not be completed until July 22.

On July 20, local time, US Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California issued an interim injunction suspending Paramount Sky Dance's acquisition process of Warner Bros. Exploration until August 3. On the 13th local time, a joint prosecution composed of 12 states including California claimed that this merger and acquisition would violate federal antitrust laws and eventually lead to an increase in the price of film and television services and a reduction in the supply of film and television content. The judge handed down the ruling after hearing arguments between the parties in court last Friday morning. Previously, Paramount had taken the initiative to promise that the deal would not be completed until July 22.