(The Center Square) – A federal judge plans to decide by Wednesday whether to grant a temporary restraining order in a case that pits state attorneys general against Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance.
A TRO is an emergency, short-term injunction issued by a judge to freeze a situation immediately.
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