California AG Files Suit Seeking to Block Nexstar-Tegna Merger

March 19, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a coalition of eight attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to block the acquisition of Tegna by Nexstar Media Group, according to a statement.

  • Lawsuit alleges that the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which holds that mergers that substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly are illegal
  • Bonta joins the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Virginia in the lawsuit
    • Lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • NOTE: Banks Eye High-Grade Bond Sale to Back Nexstar’s $6 ...





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