Paramount is attempting to acquire Warner Bros. for $111 billion

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín determined the merger likely violated antitrust laws.

A judge on Monday granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

California and eleven states secured a pause on Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. They argued the massive media merger would harm competition and raise prices. …

A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros