Judge Extends Temporary Restraining Order Pausing Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger by another two weeks, meaning that the companies won’t be able to close the transaction at least until Aug. 17. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote on Thursday that the TRO was extended to give the parties in the case more…