Federal judge temporarily halts Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

A federal judge in Northern California granted a temporary restraining order halting the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery until an August hearing on the blockbuster consolidation. Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted the TRO on Monday, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) declaring the order a win for himself and…