Nine state attorneys general–seven Republican and two Democratic–filed an amicus brief late Wednesday, September 26, in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declaring their support for the AT&T/Time Warner merger and their opposition to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) arguments.
“What is truly unusual, especially in a merger of such national scope, is that not a single state decided to join the federal government’s antitrust action here or file a supporting amicus brief,” Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel (Republican) wrote in the 25-page brief.
Republican state attorneys general from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah—as well as two Democratic AGs from Kentucky and New Mexico—joined the Wisconsin-authored brief.
In June, a federal district judge ruled that the federal government’s opposition to the AT&T merger had no basis in fact or law. The DOJ appealed to the DC Circuit.
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